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1. www.britannica.com › Oliver-Fisher-WinchesterOliver Fisher Winchester | Firearms Manufacturer, Gunsmith ...

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   Apr 16, 2024 · Oliver Fisher Winchester (born November 30, 1810, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.—died December 11, 1880, New Haven, Connecticut) was an American manufacturer of repeating long arms and ammunition who made the Winchester Repeating Arms Company a worldwide success by the shrewd purchase and improvement of the patented designs of other arms designers.

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3. www.thetruthaboutguns.com › guns-we-love-theGuns We Love: The Winchester Model 12

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   Apr 13, 2024 · The Model 12 – The Perfect Repeater. The first successful pump-action shotgun was the Winchester M1897. This gun is legendary, and the Model 12 often lives in its shadow. However, the Model 12 is the superior shotgun. The M1897 was great but a bit complicated and fragile, and the exposed hammer and guts out of the bottom design weren’t the ...

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   Apr 16, 2024 · Oliver Winchester hired Henry to fine-tune the failed Volcanic Rifle design into something that could be used. If you’re ever fortunate enough to find an original 1860 Henry, you might discover a price tag attached to it, around a quarter of a million dollars, but don’t worry.

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   Apr 4, 2024 · Winchester marketed the first Henry Rifle until after the Civil War when Benjamin Tyler Henry went his own way after a money and ownership dispute with Oliver Winchester. But Winchester still had the patents, drawings, and know-how. The 1866 Winchester Yellow Boy bridged the gap to the classic Model 1873.

6. www.winchestersun.com › 2024/04/22 › a-herosA hero’s farewell: Winchester says goodbye to former Police ...

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   3 days ago · Upon approaching George Rogers Clark High School on the morning of Saturday, April 20, the sight of numerous American flags lining the roadway indicated something notable was taking place. As would soon become apparent, final respects and a tribute were being paid. Hundreds from Winchester and surrounding counties gathered for the wake and funeral service […]

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   Apr 3, 2024 · Oliver Winchester was a genius at marketing his lever-action rifles, and he knew the Ottomans tended to find themselves in scraps. His genius came down to sending select Ottoman generals and politicians his Winchester rifles.

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   Apr 3, 2024 · Oliver Winchester was a genius at marketing his lever-action rifles, and he knew the Ottomans tended to find themselves in scraps. His genius came down to sending select Ottoman generals and politicians his Winchester rifles.

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    Who was Oliver Winchester?

    • Oliver Winchester, 52nd Lt. Gov.... William Wirt Winchester (1837 – March 7, 1881) was the second president of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company from 1880 to 1881. He was the son of Oliver Fisher Winchester and Jane Ellen Hope and was born in Boston.

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    Who was Oliver Fisher Winchester?

    • Oliver Fisher Winchester was an American manufacturer of repeating long arms and ammunition who made the Winchester Repeating Arms Company a worldwide success by the shrewd purchase and improvement of the patented designs of other arms designers. As a young man, Winchester operated a men’s

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    When did Oliver Winchester become a company?

    • Oliver Winchester’s firm would maintain a nominal existence until 1935, when Western Cartridge merged with its subsidiary to form Winchester-Western Company; in 1944 the firearms and ammunition operations would be reorganized as the Winchester-Western Division of Olin Industries.

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    Who invented the Winchester Repeating Rifle?

    • Benjamin Tyler Henry, Winchester’s factory superintendent, designed and patented the lever-action Henry repeating rifle and its self-contained metallic cartridge in 1860. That was the direct forerunner of a long line of Winchester arms, including the famous Models 1866 and 1873, favourite weapons of the settlers in the American West.

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