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Winchester rifle is a comprehensive term describing a series of lever action repeating rifles manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Developed from the 1860 Henry rifle, Winchester rifles were among the earliest repeaters. The Model 1873 was particularly successful, being marketed by the manufacturer as "The Gun That Won the West".
The Forgotten Winchester is a Winchester Model 1873 lever-action centerfire rifle that archaeologists discovered in 2014 leaning against a juniper tree in Great Basin National Park, Nevada National Park Service photo of the Forgotten Winchester rifle leaning against the tree where it was discovered in 2014
The black powder Model 1873 continued to be the main service rifle of the U.S. military until it was gradually replaced by the Springfield Model 1892 bolt action rifle, a derivative of the Norwegian Krag–Jørgensen action.
Model 1866 lever-action rimfire (later centerfire) rifle; Model 1873 lever-action centerfire rifle; Model 1876 lever-action centerfire rifle; Model 1878 Hotchkiss bolt-action rifle (US Army and Navy) Model 1885 falling-block single-shot rifle; Model 1886 lever-action centerfire rifle; Model 1887 lever-action shotgun; Model 1890 slide-action .22 ...
The toggle-link action used in the iconic Winchester Model 1873 rifle, one of the most famous lever-action firearms. A lever action is a type of action for repeating firearms that uses a manually operated cocking handle located around the trigger guard area (often incorporating it) that pivots forward to move the bolt via internal linkages, which will feed and extract cartridges into and out ...
It was the first metallic centerfire cartridge manufactured by Winchester, and was promoted as the standard chambering for the new Winchester Model 1873 rifle. [3] [4] As both a rifle and a handgun caliber, the cartridge soon became widely popular, so much so that the Winchester Model 1873 rifle became known as "The gun that won the West." [5]
The Model 1876 rifle used an enlarged version of the famous Winchester Model 1873 action to offer a lever-action repeating rifle using cartridges suitable for big-game hunting. The cartridge and rifle enjoyed brief popularity with Gilded Age American hunters including Theodore Roosevelt , and was issued to the Canadian North-West Mounted Police ...
The Colt-Burgess rifle is similar in design to Winchester's lever-action rifles, such as the Winchester Model 1873.It was produced in two versions chambered for the .44-40 Winchester cartridge: a rifle version with a 25 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (650 mm) barrel, and a carbine with a 20 in (510 mm) barrel. [2]