Introduced to the public as part of Winchester’s elaborate display at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition, the ...

The first successful lever-action rifle chambered for a centerfire cartridge was the Winchester 1873 in 44-40 Winchester. Since then, traditional lever guns have been chambered for the 25-20 ...

This early Winchester Model 1873 1 of 1,000 1873 lever-action rifle will be part of the LSB 2-day auction. Auction catalogs are $30 each and will also be available for purchase on-site.

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 ...