Winchester 1866
Winchester – Model 1866 known as: “Yellow boy”
Year of
manufacture 1887 - Calibre .44.
- Total
length: 99 cm, barrel 50 cm.
In 1866,
the New Haven Arms Company changed its name to the Winchester Repeating Arms
Company. The 1866 model was the first firearm built under the name Winchester.
This
rifle is very similar to the famous Henry rifle, of which it is a much improved
version.
They were
extremely popular on the western border after the Civil War and were generally
used intensively.
Approximately 170,000 model 1866 were manufactured from 1866 to 1898:
- Rifle:
round or octagonal barrel. Approximately 28,000 products.
-
Carabine: round gun. Approximately 127,000 products.
- Musket:
round barrel. Approximately 14,000 products.
Commonly
known as Yellowboy because of its bronze carcass.
Round
barrel marked on the top plane on two lines (partially legible):
“Winchester’s Repeating Arms. New Haven. CT. King’s -improvement – patented -
March 29 1866 October 16 1860. ”
Drifting
front sight and graduated back sight, half-moon brass buttplate with slot for
the rod.
This
rifle used a . 44-caliber annular percussion cartridge Henry or . 44 Flat CF (or
. 440) Brazilian).
This
weapon was repackaged by J. Pire & Co. of Antwerp, I don’t know in which year
and which repackaging it is!
