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The Winchester Repeating Arms Company was a prominent American maker of repeating firearms, located in New Haven, Connecticut. The Winchester brand is today used under license by two subsidiaries of the Herstal Group, Fabrique Nationale (FN) of Belgium and the Browning Arms Company of Morgan, Utah.
The Winchester Repeating Arms Company was a prominent American maker of repeating firearms, located in New Haven, Connecticut. The Winchester brand is today used under license by two subsidiaries of the Herstal Group, Fabrique Nationale (FN) of Belgium and the Browning Arms Company of Morgan, Utah.
Our quarterly club magazine, The Winchester Collector, is devoted to collectable Winchester arms and related products, club activities and classified ads. Each issue is loaded with great articles and photographs of outstanding Winchester arms. Some featured articles are posted here… Read more ›
100 years of cartridge boxes from Winchester and its predecessor companies, Volcanic Repeating Arms Co., and New Haven Arms Co., including all the calibers cataloged for every rifle model from 1856 to 1956. Over 1,400 pictures, all in full color, tplus a Pricing Guide and a Rarity Guide. This book is currently out of print.
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Its a rifle in 44 S&W American and letters as a carbine but is documented in Inventory of the Winchester repeating Arms Company Firearms Reference Collection as it is now. Most of the time you can spots a modified gun but with the 73’s with long barrels it was quite easy to trim to standard length since you didn’t have to blue any metal.
The Volcanic Repeating Arms Company began producing rifles and pistols in early 1856. These weapons used the “Rocket-ball” cartridge that consisted of a bullet with a hollow cavity in the base which contained the powder charge. A priming cap held …
The Volcanic Repeating Arms Company began producing rifles and pistols in early 1856. These weapons used the “Rocket-ball” cartridge that consisted of a bullet with a hollow cavity in the base which contained the powder charge. A priming cap held the powder in place and provided ignition.
However both of these firearms fired an inefficient self-contained projectile. After Oliver F. Winchester obtained the patent rights to the Volcanic, he founded the New Haven Arms Company and manufactured the Henry rifle which employed the .44 Henry rimfire cartridge created by B. Tyler Henry.
The Model 1885 Single Shot rifle was John M. Browning’s first design and patent, and it was first single shot to be built by Winchester. The patent for the Model 1885 rifle was what brought John M. Browning and the Winchester Repeating Arms Company together for beginning of their eventual 19-year association.