Thus, in 1866, Winchester introduced the “Improved Henry.” When his company became the Winchester Repeating Arms Co., that rifle became the first to be stamped “Winchester.” In 1873 ...

To understand the Winchester story, you first must understand the Smith & Wesson story. In 1848, Walter Hunt designed and patented a hollow-based bullet that was packed with propellant. He ...

The Civil War ended with the Henry, not the Spencer, as the pre-eminent repeater, and as the great movement West began, everyone wanted one. Oliver Winchester was equal to the moment. In 1866 ...

The Model 1866 came about after Oliver Winchester once more renamed his company, this time after himself. The Winchester Repeating Arms Company’s Model 1866 was a refinement of the Henry rifle ...

The first rifle to bear the Winchester name was the Model 1866, a lever-action rifle with ... They had little trouble recognizing the advantages of a repeating firearm over a single-shot rifle.

The next shot ensured that he really didn’t mind. In 1866, the New Haven Arms became Winchester Repeating Arms. They introduced an updated and improved Henry-style rifle called the Winchester Model ...

Founded in 1866 as the Winchester Repeating Arms Co., the gunmaker quickly won fame for its rugged and reliable weapons. Among them was the Winchester ’73 rifle, commonly referred to as the “g ...

formed the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. in New Haven in 1866. He and his partners bought up patents, corralled investors and assumed a controlling interest in other firearms companies.