Winchester rifle
The Winchester rifle was famous for its rugged construction and a lever-action that allowed the rifleman to repeatedly fire, hence the "repeating rifle." Subsequent models, such as the Model 1866 "Yellow Boy" (called such because of its brass receiver) and the Model 1873, "The Gun That Won The West", were chambered for a variety of centerfire cartridges (.32-40 WCF, .38-40 WCF, .44-40 WCF), most of which were also available in Colt, Remington and other revolvers. This allowed the owner to carry two firearms, both using the same ammunition.
Repeating revolvers had been popular in the early-mid 1800s. The original revolving pistol, invented by Samuel Colt, was given many changes and additions, before being adapted into a rifle. This gun, a volcanic repeating rifle, was originally manufactured by the Volcanic Arms Company, before Oliver Winchester bought the company, renaming it to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company.
The Winchester repeating rifle was widely used in the "Wild West" of America, and no frontiersman ever left home without his Winchester. One early model of the Winchester, the Henry Rifle (named after gunsmith Benjamin Tyler Henry), also saw limited use in the American Civil War, where, purportedly, the Confederate troops referred to it as "That damn Yankee rifle they load on Sunday and fire all week".
Models
- Model 9410, Traditional & Traditional Lever Action Shotgun with Invector? Chokes
- Model 9410, Packer & Packer with Invector? Chokes
- Model 9410, Packer Compact
- Model 9410, Ranger®
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