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The Winchester Model 1897 was designed by American firearms inventor John Moses Browning. The Model 1897 was first listed for sale in the November 1897 Winchester catalog as a 12 gauge solid frame. [5] The 12 gauge takedown model was added in October 1898, and the 16 gauge takedown model in February 1900. [6]
The 3.2-inch gun M1897 (81 mm), with its predecessors the M1885 and M1890, was the U.S. Army's first steel, rifled, breech loading field gun.It was the Army's primary field artillery piece in the Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War, and Boxer Rebellion from 1898 to 1902.
Marlin Model 1891, 1892, 1897 and 39: Lever-action rifle 2,200,000 [90] Berthier Models 1890-1907: Bolt-action rifle
Model 59 (1930) bolt-action single-shot .22 rifle (Model 58 target variant) Model 60 (1930) bolt-action .22 rifle (Model 58 variant) Model 60A (1933) bolt-action .22 single shot rifle (Model 58 variant) Available in standard and target models; Model 61 (1932) slide-action .22 WCF (later .22 rimfire and .22 WMR) rifle
This is an extensive list of antique guns made before the year 1900 and including the first functioning firearms ever invented. The list is not comprehensive; create an entry for listings having none; multiple names are acceptable as cross-references, so that redirecting hyperlinks can be established for them.
A 12-gauge chambering was not offered, as Winchester did not want the Model 1901 to compete with their successful 12-gauge Model 1897 pump-action shotgun. Other distinguishing characteristics of the Model 1901 are: The shotgun was offered with only a 32" barrel. A two piece finger lever with a trigger block to prevent accidental discharge. [3]
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The Model 1897 was submitted the Swiss army trials for their new handgun, conducted between October 1897 to late 1899, alongside Mannlicher M1897, Roth–Theodorovic pistol, improved Mauser C96 and "improved Borchardt Pistol" (Luger P08 prototype). The Bergmann pistol, along with the Mauser C96, were outright eliminated for failing to meet the ...