Hotchkiss & Winchester-Lee

Beautiful Winchester Model 1883 Hotchkiss .45-70 caliber rifle. Barrel has a bluish/brown patina. Receiver retains case colors. Bore is excellent with a mirror finish. Stock is good, with minor storage and handling wear. Bolt is curved and cleaning rod entrance plugged. These modifications are seen in Californian militia guns bought in 1915. Very beautiful rifle!...

Scarce Winchester Hotchkiss 3rd Model 1883 carbine. Carbine has beautiful case coloring on the receiver. Bore is dark and does have a ring inside. Carbine is not safe to shoot! Stock is in great shape, shows minor handling wear. Carbine has been refinished.A very good example of a scarce carbine.  

Winchester 1st model Hotchkiss with Frontier alterations. This gun came out of a collection in Minnesota. Buttplate on this gun is a replacement and slightly oversized. Barrel band is missing and gun is held together with old copper wire which was a common practice of repairing wood on the frontier. Pewter forend cap was also add which gives this gun the...

Winchester 1st Model Hotchkiss carbine. Rare 1st Model Hotchkiss carbine. Metal has a gray/brown patina with no pitting. Markings are nice and sharp. The wood has a crack at the wrist, common for this scarce guns.