Buffalo Bill on the 1873 Winchester

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"For general hunting  or Indian fighting, I consider my 1873 Winchester the BOSS"

[Stu Kettle]

Sounds like a paid endorsement, something Cody had no aversion to.

[Short Knife Johnson]

Well better that Winchester got their hooks into him than the tobacco companies.   

"Nothing takes the edge off after a day of fighting injuns better than Lucky Strikes.  Mmmm that menthol flavour."

[Advertising]

[hhughh]

Or, to speedup his earnings........

     "After I strike a few Indians with UMC cartridges from my Winchester rifle, I strike a match for my Lucky Strikes."

[Short Knife Johnson]

Or, to speedup his earnings........

     "After I strike a few Indians with UMC cartridges from my Winchester rifle, I strike a match for my Lucky Strikes."

You forgot to include brand of matches. 

[Rowdy Fulcher]

Well he would rather fight than switch ? 

[Dances With Coyotes]

I think he woulda said anything for someone waving a dollar

[Montana Slim]

"For general hunting or Indian fighting, I consider my 1873 Winchester the BOSS"

Still holds true today!! 

We need to keep in mind the 1873 was both a rifle (albeit a low-powered one by todays standards).....but it was a repeater, same as the 1866, which improved upon the revolutionary Henry Model....but moreso the 1873 embodied the improved .44-40 centerfire cartridge having a brass case, unlike the typical copper casings of rimfire ammunition. - Better cartridge case, reliable primer and a bit more punch from 40 grains of powder.

Slim