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Winchester Model 1886

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The Winchester Model 1886 is a lever-action repeating rifle designed by John Browning for the Winchester Repeating Arms Company to handle some of the more powerful cartridges of its era. Introduced in 1886, it was produced until 1935 with roughly 160,000 made, and a modern production run resumed in 1986. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
32-gauge 1
Caliber
.45-70 Government 1
Caliber
.45-70 2
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Lever-action rifle 1
Introduced Year
1886 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Rifle 1
Connections

Used In

Spanish-American War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Winchester Model 1886
World War I, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Winchester Model 1886
In the Other Atlases

Manufactured By

Winchester Repeating Arms Company

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Winchester Model 1886
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Winchester Model 1886
  • Lead section
    Originally chambered in .45-70 Government, .45-90 Sharps, and .40-82 Winchester, it was later offered in a half dozen other large cartridges, including the .50-110 Winchester. Despite being originally designed for use with black powder, the action was strong enough to make the jump to smokeless powder with only minor modifications, and was subsequently chambered in the smokeless .33 Winchester cartridge beginning in 1903.
  • Introduced circa 1886 per the entity's own sourced description text; no pre-1900 weapon system remains in current active military service.
  • Introduction/adoption year stated in the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Lead section
    The Winchester Model 1886 was a lever-action repeating rifle designed by John Browning to handle some of the more powerful cartridges of the period.
  • Used In: Spanish-American War, Infobox: wars
    Spanish-American War, World War I
  • Used In: World War I, Infobox: wars
    Spanish-American War, World War I
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2. Wikidata: Winchester Model 1886
Wikidata Q8023821, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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