Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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C&R · IIIA · 045

Winchester Model 1873 carbine, .44 WCF, 14-inch barrel, S/N 505019B

Section IIIA: removed from the NFA, classed as an antique (outside the GCA)

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION IIIA · VERBATIM · PDF P. 80 ↗

Winchester, Model 1873 carbine, cal. .44 WCF, S/N 505019B, with 14-inch barrel.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “with 14-inch barrel”
  • ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “S/N 505019B”
  • ATF REQUIRESMade 1898 or earlier (ATF’s dates)
  • INFOAn antique under federal law, outside the GCA.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States
Manufacturer
Winchester Repeating Arms Co.
Type
Rifle
Action
Lever
Caliber
.44-40 WCF
Made
S/N 505019B only · c. 1873–1898ATF: made in 1898 or earlier; start year approximate¹
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IIIA · PDF p. 80 ↗ · ATF original ↗
Entries
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Verbatim check
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Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 17 October 2026 (Data-trust review) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. Wikipedia, “Winchester rifle” ↗, years: Model 1873 manufactured 1873–1923
Fact tags
  • ATF the ATF wording states it.
  • REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
  • ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
  • NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
Source checked
20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
Corrections
None

Historical context

Winchester rifle (base model shown for Winchester Model 1873 carbine, .44 WCF, 14-inch barrel, S/N 505019B)
Shown: a Winchester Model 1873 rifle, not this short-barrel carbine.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Winchester 1873 Rifle.jpg” by Hmaag, CC0. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “Winchester rifle”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

A Winchester rifle is any of a series of lever-action repeating rifles manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Developed from the 1860 Henry rifle, Winchester rifles were among the earliest repeaters. The Model 1873 was particularly successful, being marketed by the manufacturer as "The Gun That Won the West".