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Although a technically sound gun design, the market for lever-action shotguns waned considerably, as John Browning had predicted, after the introduction of the Winchester 1897 and other contemporary pump-action shotguns. Model 1887 production totaled 64,855 units between 1887 and 1901.
The Winchester 1300 shotgun was first introduced in around 1981, when the US Repeating Arms Company (USRAC) took over production of the 'Winchester' brand guns from the Olin / Winchester corporation. Model 9410 (2001) lever-action .410-bore shotgun (Model 94 variant)
The earliest successful repeating shotgun was the lever-action Winchester Model 1887, designed by John Browning in 1885 at the behest of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. The lever-action design was chosen for reasons of brand recognition despite the protestations of Browning, who pointed out that a slide-action design would be much better ...
Winchester Model 1200: Winchester Repeating Arms Company: 12 gauge 16 gauge 20 gauge United States: 1964 Winchester Model 1887/1901: Winchester Repeating Arms Company: 10 gauge 12 gauge United States: 1887 Winchester Model 1897: Winchester Repeating Arms Company: 12 gauge United States: 1897 Winchester Model 1911: Winchester Repeating Arms ...
From 1883, John Moses Browning worked in partnership with Winchester, designing a series of rifles and shotguns, most notably the lever-action Winchester Model 1886, Model 1892, Model 1894, and Model 1895 rifles, along with the lever-action Model 1887/1901 shotgun, the pump-action Model 1890 rifle, and the pump-action Model 1893/Model 1897 shotgun.
Webley Revolver [c] (UK – revolver – 1887) Werder pistol model 1869 (Bavaria – pistol – 1869) Whitworth rifle (UK – rifle – 1857) Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Winchester Hotchkiss (USA – rifle – 1878) Winchester Model 1885 (US – rifle – 1885) Winchester Model 1887 (US – shotgun – 1887) Winchester Model 1890 (US ...
From 1883, John Browning worked in partnership with the Winchester Repeating Arms Company and designed a series of rifles and shotguns, most notably the Winchester Model 1885 Single Shot, Winchester Model 1887 lever-action shotgun, Model 1897 pump-action shotgun; and the lever-action Model 1886, Model 1892, Model 1894 and Model 1895 rifles.
Lever shotguns, while less common, were popular in the late 19th century with the Winchester Model 1887 and Model 1901 being prime examples. Initially very popular, demand waned after the introduction of pump-action shotguns around the start of the 20th century, and production was eventually discontinued in 1920.