Cover Image

The first Winchester : the story of the 1866 repeating rifle /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Parsons, J. E. (John E.)
Other Authors: Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Morrow, 1955.
Subjects:
Winchester rifle.
Winchester (Carabine)
Table of Contents:
  • Antecedent arms
  • The Henry in the Civil War
  • Competition with the Spencer and Colt
  • Characteristics of the Henry
  • King's improvement
  • The Model '66 [1866] on the frontier
  • Foreign trials and markets
  • Variations and serials
  • Advent of the Model '73 [1873]
  • The Model '76 [1876] and the Northwest Mounted Police
  • Extractor patent litigation
  • The gun that won the West?
  • Appendix: Turkish contracts.