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DiResta Winchester 1873 - A VERY RARE RESTORATION
This is a Winchester Model 1873, 22 short caliber. made in 1880s and left in a leaky barn for past 50 years. I got this rifle at a garage sale for $25. I did research and realized I found a very very ...
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From Model 1897 to Model 1911: Winchester’s Shotguns That Made History
The iconic Winchester Model 1873, famously wielded by John Wayne in countless Westerns, earned the moniker “The Gun That Won the West.” 1 The Winchester Repeating Arms Company, founded in 1866 ...
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The Gun That Won World War I
After creating the “Gun that Won the West”—the Winchester Model 1873 rifle—they had a new task: manufacturing guns that could help win World War I. At this indoor range, men—perhaps ...