Winchester Repeating Arms Company

Name Street Town State From To
Winchester Repeating Arms Company   New Haven Connecticut 1866  


Patent Date Remarks
     
For patents assigned to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company see

Browning, John M.
Browning, J. M. & M. S.
Bennet, Thomas G.
Clough, J. M.
Griffith, Charles H
Johnson, Thomas C.
Warfield, Oliver D.
Wetmobe, William W
Winchester, William W.
Whitney, Harry O.
Manson, William

For patents assigned to Oliver F. Winchester see

Henry, B. Tyler
Smith, James D.


Contract for
   


Product
From Hunt rifle to Winchester. See the whole story.
Hunt, Walter
Arrowsmith, George A.
Jennings, Lewis
Palmer, Courtland
Robbins & Lawrence
Henry, Benjamin Tyler
Wesson, Daniel B.
Smith, Horace
Smith & Jennings
Smith & Wesson
Volcanic Repeating Arms New Haven Arms Co.

Successor of Volcanic Repeating Arms Co. which became New Haven Arms Co. in 1857 and changed its name to Winchester Repeating Arms Co. in 1866. Fogerty Repeating Rifle CO. was absorbed in 1869 and the American Rifle Co. in 1870. In 1874 Spencer Repeating Arms Co. and Adirondack Arms CO. were absorbed.

Longarms

Henry Rifle

See also New Haven Arms Company .44 Herny caliber, military Henry rifle, brass frame
.44 Henry caliber, Henry rifle, brass frame
Henry Rifle left side
Henry Rifle right side

Henry Rifle 2nd Model left side

Henry Rifle with 24"barrel, right side

Model 1866

Model 1866, First, Second, Third, Fourth model
Model 1866 in .44 r.f. caliber left side
Model 1866 in .44 r.f. caliber right side
Model 1866, Musket
Model 1866 Musket, left side
Model 1866 Musket, right side

Production of Model 1866
Year number
1866 12476 - 14813 production was 2337 in the same serial number range as the Henry
1867 14818 - 15578
1868 15579 - 19768
1869 19769 - 29516
1870 29517 - 52527
1871 52528 - 88184
1872 88185 - 109784
1873 109785 - 118401
1874 118402 - 125038
1875 125039 - 125965
1876 125966 - 131907
1877 131908 - 148207
1878 148208 - 150492
1879 150493 - 152201
1880 152202 - 154379
1881 154380 - 156107
1882 156108 - 159513
1883 159514 - 162376
1884 162377 - 163649
1885 163650 - 163664
1886 163665 - 165071
1887 165072 - 165912
1888 165913 - 167155
1889 167156 - 167401
1890 167402 - 167702
1891 167703 - 169003
1892 no production
1893 169004 - 169007
1894 169008 - 169011
1895 no production
1896 no production
1897 169012 - 169015
1898 169016 - 170100
later 33 arms out of serial number range


Model 1867 ? Iron Frame of Model 1866

Model 1867 ? Iron Frame Carbine
Model 1868 ? Iron Frame Musket and Carbine

Model 1873

Model 1873 First
Model 1873 1st issue right side
Model 1873 1st issue left side
Model 1873 1st issue Musket left side
Model 1873 Second
Model 1873 Third
Model 1873 3rd issue left side
Model 1873 3rd issue right side

Model 1873 1 of 1000 left side
Model 1873 1 of 1000 marking on barrel
Production of Model 1873
Year number
1873 1 - 126
1874 127 - 2736
1875 2737 - 11325
1876 11326 - 23151
1877 23152 - 23628
1878 23629 - 27501
1879 27502 - 41521
1880 41522 - 63537
1881 63538 - 81620
1882 81621 - 109507
1883 109528 - 145503
1884 145504 - 175126
1885 175127 - 196221
1886 196222 - 222937
1887 222938 - 255922
1888 255923 - 284529
1889 284530 - 323956
1890 323957 - 363200
1891 363221 - 405026
1892 405027 - 441625
1893 441626 - 466641
1894 466642 - 481826
1895 481827 - 499308
1896 499309 - 507545
1897 507546 - 513421
1898 513422 - 525922
1899 525923 - 541328
1900 541329 - 554128
1901 554129 - 557236
1902 557237 - 564557
1903 564558 - 573957
1904 573958 - 588953
1905 588954 - 602557
1906 602558 - 613780
1907 no production
1908 no production
1909 613781 - 630385
1910 630386 - 656101
1911 656102 - 669324
1912 669325 - 678527
1913 678528 - 684419
1914 684420 - 686510
1915 686511 - 688431
1916 688432 - 694020
1917 694021 - 698617
1918 698618 - 700734
1919 701735 - 702042
1920 702043 - 702049
1921 702050 - 702075
1922 702046 - 702349
1923 702350 - 720609


Model 1876

Model 1876 First, Second, Third model
Model 1876 right side
Production of Model 1876
Year number
1876 1 - 1429
1877 1430 - 3579
1878 3580 - 7967
1879 7968 - 8971
1880 8972 - 14700
1881 14701 - 21759
1882 21760 - 32407
1883 32408 - 42410
1884 42411 - 54666
1885 54667 - 58714
1886 58715 - 60397
1887 60398 - 62420
1888 62421 - 63539
1889 no production
1890 no production
1891 no production
1892 63540 - 63561
1893 63562 - 63670
1894 63671 - 63678
1895 no production
1896 63679 - 63702
1897 63703 - 63869
1898 63870 - 63871


Model 1879

Model 1879 Winchester Hotchkiss Bolt Action Rifle, First, Second, Third model

First Model with cut off and bolt lock turn buttons
Serial numbers from 1 to over 6000
Second Model with these parts placed on each side of the bolt
Serial numbers from about 6000 to 16000
Third Model with these parts located on each side of the receiver
Serial numbers from about 16000 to 58500 in 1899, when production was stopped
From spare parts further guns wre assembled and over all serial number passed 62000.
Non standardization in naming this model. Winchester called it Model 79, Improved 79, New 79, Navy, Army, Chinese, French 79 ...

Model 1885

Model 1885 single shot rifle
Model 1885 High Wall left side
Model 1885 High Wall right side
Production of Model 1885 single shot
Year number
1885 1 - 375
1886 376 - 6841
1887 6842 - 18328
1888 18329 - 30571
1889 30572 - 45019
1890 45020 - ?
1891 ? - 53700
1892 53701 - 60371
1893 60372 - 69534
1894 69535 - ?
1895 ? - 73771
1896 73772 - 78253
1897 78254 - 78815
1898 78816 - 84700
1899 84701 - 85086
1900 85087 - 88501
1901 88502 - 90424
1902 90425 - 92031
1903 92032 - 92359
1904 92360 - 92785
1905 92786 - 93611
1906 93612 - 94208
1907 94209 - 95743
1908 95744 - 96819
1909 968203 - 98097
1910 98098 - 98506
1911 98507 - 99012
1912 99013 - ?
1913 ? - 100352


Model 1886

Model 1886
Model 1886 caliber .38-56 left side
Model 1886 Caliber .38-56 right side

Production of Model 1886
Year number
1886 1 - 3211
1887 3212 - 14728
1888 14729 - 28577
1889 28578 - 38401
1890 38402 - 49723
1891 49724 - 63601
1892 63602 - 73816
1893 73817 - 83261
1894 83262 - 94543
1895 94544 - 103708
1896 103709 - 109670
1897 109671 - 113997
1898 113998 - 119192
1899 119193 - 120571
1900 120572 - 122834
1901 122835 - 125630
1902 125631 - 128942
1903 128943 - 132213
1904 132214 - 135524
1905 135525 - 138838
1906 138839 - 142249
1907 142250 - 145119
1908 145120 - 147322
1909 147323 - 148237
1910 148238 - 150129
1911 150130 - 151622
1912 151623 - 152943
1913 152944 - 152647
1914 152648 - 153859
1915 153860 - 154452
1916 154453 - 154979
1917 154980 - 155387
1918 155388 - 156219
1919 156220 - 156930
1920 156931 - 158716
1921 158717 - 159108
1922 159109 - 159337


Model 1887

Model 1887 Shotgun
Winchester single shot (Low Wall)
Low Wall left side
Low Wall right side
Winchester single shot (High Wall)

Production of Model 1887
Year number
1887 1 - 7431
1888 7432 - 2208
1889 22409 - 25673
1890 25674 - 29105
1891 29106 - 38541
1892 38542 - 49763
1893 49764 - 54367
1894 54368 - 56849
1895 56850 - 58289
1896 58290 - 60175
1897 60176 - 63952
1898 63953 - 64855


Model 1890

Model 1890 Slide action .22 short or .22 l.r.
Manufactured from 1890 to 1932, numbered from 1 to 846022

Model 1892

Model 1892
Model 1892 Trapper Model left side
Model 1892 Trapper Model right side

"El Tigre", spanish copy of this model made by Gárate y Anitúa y Cia in Eibar, Spain in the 1920s.
Model 1892 El Tigre left side
Model 1892 El Tigre right side

Production of Model 1892
Year number
1892 1 - 23701
1893 23702 - 35987
1894 35988 - 73508
1895 73509 - 106721
1896 106722 - 144935
1897 144936 - 159312
1898 159313 - 165431
1899 165432 - 171820
1900 171821 - 183411
1901 183412 - 191787
1902 191788 - 208871
1903 208871 - 253935
1904 253936 - 278546
1905 278547 - 315425
1906 315426 - 376496
1907 376497 - 437919
1908 437920 - 476540
1909 476541 - 522162
1910 522163 - 586996
1911 586997 - 643483
1912 643484 - 694752
1913 694753 - 742675
1914 742676 - 771444
1915 771445 - 804622
1916 804623 - 830031
1917 830032 - 853819
1918 853820 - 870942
1919 870943 - 903649
1920 903650 - 906754
1921 906755 - 910476
1922 910477 - 917300
1923 917301 - 926329
1924 926330 - 938641
1925 938642 - 954997
1926 954998 - 973896
1927 973897 - 990883
1928 990884 - 996517
1929 996518 - 999238
1930 999239 - 999730
1931 999731 - 1000727
1932 1000728 - 1001324


Model 1893

Model 1893 Slide action
12 gauge shotgun, production stopped at about serial number 34000

Model 1894

Model 1894
Model 1894 in .30 WCF caliber left side
Model 1894 in .30 WCF caliber right side

Production of Model 1894
Year number
1894 1 - 14759
1895 14760 - 44359
1896 44360 - 76464
1897 76765 - 111453
1898 111454 - 147684
1899 147685 - 183371
1900 186675 - 204427
1901 204428 - 233975
1902 233976 - 273854
1903 23855 - 291506
1904 291507 - 311363
1905 311364 - 337557
1906 337558 - 378878
1907 378879 - 430985
1908 430986 - 474241
1909 474242 - 505831
1910 505832 - 553062
1911 553063 - 599263
1912 599264 - 646114
1913 646115 - 703701
1914 703702 - 756066
1915 756067 - 784052
1916 784053 - 807741
1917 807742 - 821972
1918 821973 - 838175
1919 838176 - 870762
1920 870763 - 880627
1921 880628 - 908318
1922 908319 - 919583
1923 919584 - 938539
1924 938540 - 953198
1925 953199 - 978523
1926 978524 - 997603
1927 997604 - 1027571
1928 1027572 - 1054465
1929 1054466 - 1077097
1930 1077098 - 1081755
1931 1081756 - 1084156
1932 1084157 - 1087836


Model 1895

Model 1895 Box magazin
Model 1895 left side
Model 1895 right side
Production of Model 1895
Year number
1895 1 - 287
1896 288 - 5715
1897 5716 - 7814
1898 7815 - 19871
1899 19872 - 26434
1900 26435 - 29817
1901 29818 - 31584
1902 31585 - 36601
1903 36602 - 42514
1904 42515 - 47805
1905 47806 - 54783
1906 54784 - 55011
1907 55012 - 57351
1908 57352 - 60002
1909 60003 - 60951
1910 60952 - 63771
1911 63772 - 65017
1912 65018 - 67331
1913 67332 - 70823
1914 70824 - 72082
1915 72083 - 174233
1916 174234 - 377411
1917 377412 - 389106
1918 389107 - 392731
1919 392732 - 397250
1920 397251 - 400463
1921 400464 - 404075
1922 404076 - 407200
1923 407201 - 410289
1924 410290 - 413276
1925 413277 - 417402
1926 417403 - 419533
1927 419534 - 421584
1928 421585 - 422676
1929 422676 - 423680
1930 423681 - 424181
1931 424182 - 425132
1932 425133 - 425825


Model 1897

Model 1897 Slide action
Shotgun, over 1000000 produced when production ended in 1857

Revolvers

Model 1876

Model 1876 Patent Model of the Winchester Centennial Revolver
See The Winchester Book by Madis or The Book of Colt Firearms by Wilson/Sutherland
6shot revolver, round barrel, swing-out cylinder, no trigger guard
left side
right side