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The Winchester Model 1886 was a lever-action repeating rifle designed by John Browning to handle some of the more powerful cartridges of the period. Originally chambered in .45-70 Government, .45-90 Sharps, and .40-82 Winchester, it was later offered in a half dozen other large cartridges, including the .50-110 Winchester. [1]
Japan: 1897 ArmaLite AR-5: ... Browning BLR: Browning Arms Company.22-250 Remington ... .45-70 United States: 1886 Springfield Model 1888:
.45 ACP United States: Used in the GSDF until the 1970s M3 submachine gun: Submachine gun.45 ACP United States: Still used in limited numbers by vehicle crews. [4] M1903 Springfield: Bolt-action rifle.30-06 Springfield United States: M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle: Light machine gun.30-06 Springfield United States: M1919 Browning machine gun ...
William Mason made some improvements to Browning's original design. In many respects, the Model 1886 was a true American express rifle, as it could be chambered in the more powerful black powder cartridges of the day, such as the .45-70 Government, long a Winchester goal.
The production of Model 1885 falling block action, Model 1892 and Model 1886 lever-action rifles are produced under licensed agreement by Miroku Corp. of Japan and imported to the United States by Browning. [10] In 2008, FN Herstal announced that it would produce Model 70 rifles at its plant in Columbia, South Carolina.
[citation needed] Also, more modern guns like the new Browning 1886, 71 Winchester, and the new 1886 Winchesters, made in Japan, are capable of much higher pressures and the 50–110 WCF can achieve up to 6,000 foot-pounds (8.1 kJ) of energy. [citation needed]
The .45-70 (11.6x53mmR), also known as the .45-70 Government, .45-70 Springfield, and .45-2 1 ⁄ 10" Sharps, is a .45 caliber rifle cartridge originally holding 70 grains of black powder that was developed at the U.S. Army's Springfield Armory for use in the Springfield Model 1873.
Kijirō Nambu (南部 麒次郎, Nanbu Kijirō, September 22, 1869 – May 1, 1949) was a Japanese firearms designer and career officer in the Imperial Japanese Army.He founded the Nambu Arms Manufacturing Company, a major manufacturer of Japanese military firearms during the period. [1]