This Winchester Model 1873 Deluxe is a lever-action rifle chambered for .357 Magnum that also feeds .38 Special. The 24-inch blued barrel is half octagon and half round, the receiver is color case hardened, and the stock and forearm are grade V/VI walnut cut with a pistol grip. The tubular magazine holds 14 rounds plus one in the chamber. Overall length is 43.5 inches, weight is 8 pounds, and it wears traditional open sights with no provision for an optic.

A rifle like this is bought for what it is: a factory-finished classic with figured wood and case colors, for the collector or the shooter who wants a lever gun at the range. Rifles are legal in North Carolina's deer gun season, which opens between October 17 and November 28, 2026 depending on your zone and closes January 1, 2027, so a .357 lever rifle fed from a 14-round tube qualifies for a hunter who likes the old pattern. Hunter orange is required.

Key features

• Lever action, .357 Magnum and .38 Special
• 24-inch half-octagon, half-round blued barrel
• Color case hardened receiver, grade V/VI walnut
• 14+1 tubular magazine, open sights
• 8 pounds, 43.5 inches overall

Long guns ship to the North Carolina dealer you select; you complete Form 4473 there and the dealer runs NICS, with transfers from age 18 under federal law.