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How long is a Winchester Model 1873 rifle?

A Winchester Model 1873 rifle is about 99 cm (3 ft 3 in) long.

What is measured: lever-action rifle, overall length

Winchester Model 1873 Rifle (99 cm) drawn to scale beside a bowling pin (38.1 cm) and an adult person (1.7 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Bowling pin (38.1 cm), Winchester Model 1873 Rifle (99 cm) and Adult person (1.7 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 58% of the height of an adult person
  • About 6 would fit end to end along a 20-foot shipping container
  • About 50% of the height of a doorway
  • About 2.6× the height of a bowling pin
  • As long as about 12 credit cards end to end

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Facts about Winchester Model 1873 Rifle

Nicknamed 'The Gun That Won the West,' the Winchester 1873 was one of the most popular rifles of the American frontier era.

Source: Cody Firearms Museum; Winchester Repeating Arms records

Military

NameSizeCompared with Winchester Model 1873 Rifle
AK-47 Rifle87 cm (2 ft 10 in)0.88×
Sturmgewehr 4494 cm (3 ft 1 in)0.95×
RPG-7 Rocket Launcher95 cm (3 ft 1 in)0.96×
Winchester Model 1873 Rifle99 cm (3 ft 3 in)this page
Katana Sword1 m (3 ft 3 in)1×
M16A2 Rifle1 m (3 ft 3 in)1×
Panzerfaust1.05 m (3 ft 5 in)1.1×
Maxim Machine Gun1.07 m (3 ft 6 in)1.1×
Javelin Anti-Tank Missile1.1 m (3 ft 7 in)1.1×
M1 Garand Rifle1.1 m (3 ft 7 in)1.1×

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