Not really about shooting one but I have always been a bit curious about how a Winchester was shipped from the factory back in the 1870"s. In a conversation with a good friend who is an avid Winchester collector about this subject he said that he had never really thought about it but guessed that if the general store owner ordered a couple of the new '73's they would be in a wooden crate with some sort of padding and of course a bit of grease on the metal parts. Brought by a freight wagon from the distributor who got the order three months ago. I've read of original boxes for various guns for sale but have never seen one advertised older than the early 1900's. Has anyone ever seen an original shipping container from that era?