Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Winchester Model 1873 carbine, .44-40 WCF, 14-inch

Section III: removed from the NFA, curio or relic under the GCA

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION III · VERBATIM · PDF P. 45 ↗

Winchester, Model 1873 carbine, cal. .44 WCF, S/N 85502, with 14-inch barrel.

Representative line. ATF lists each serial number on its own line. 11 entries cover this 14-inch .44-40 WCF configuration across the .44 WCF and .44-40 WCF caliber wordings.

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 85502”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1873–1923.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States¹
Manufacturer
Winchester Repeating Arms Co.
Type
Rifle
Action
Lever²
Caliber
.44-40 WCF
Made
Listed serials only · c. 1873–1923production; ATF states no date³⁴
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section III · PDF p. 45 ↗ · ATF original ↗
Entries
11 lines
Verbatim check
Checked against the PDF text before every release
Editorial facts
Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. Wikipedia, “Winchester rifle” ↗, country: lead: lever-action repeating rifles manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company; infobox origin United States. The Model 1873 has its own section.
  2. Wikipedia, “Winchester rifle” ↗, action: lead and Model 1873 section: lever-action repeater.
  3. Wikipedia, “Winchester rifle” ↗, years: Model 1873 section: 'manufactured between 1873 and 1923'; 'over 720,000 Model 1873s were produced up until 1923'.
  4. gunvalues.gundigest.com ↗, years
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
1 change · see below

Correction history

  1. Evidence passYears: 1873–1919 → 1873–1923. Wikipedia (Winchester rifle, Model 1873) says made 1873–1923, Gun Digest says discontinued 1919; widened to cover both

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Historical context

Winchester rifle (base model shown for Winchester Model 1873 carbine, .44-40 WCF, 14-inch)
Shown: a Winchester Model 1873 rifle, not this 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".