I have a Winchester Model 73 that came from my wife's side of the family. Octagon barrel, 38-40. No one knows any history about it.
Barrel is 3/4 sewer pipe but shoots 2" groups at 50 yards with cast.
The wood is so oil laden you can hardly see any grain.
The "best" thing is that some one has personalized it by fine engraving with a cold chisel. Wood on both sides and both sides of the receiver. A round apparently went off in the magazine tube sometime in the past and I replaced it.
There is zero sentimental value and no one knows who " LA " is. Leave it like it is, refinish the stocks, or something else. I'm leaning toward doing what I can for the stocks and leaving the rest as is. Mechanically sound, chambers and ejects. I think we can all agree it has no collectors value. It does have the dust cover intact.
I believe that "LA" probably stands for the previous owner.........Little Annie oakley, but alas no provenance.
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