Colt-Burgess rifle
| Colt-Burgess rifle | |
|---|---|
Colt-Burgess rifle | |
| Type | Lever-action rifle |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Andrew Burgess |
| Manufacturer | Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company |
| Produced | 1883–1885 |
| No. built | 6,403 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 8+3⁄4 lb (4.0 kg) (octagon barrel rifle); 8+1⁄2 lb (3.9 kg) (round barrel rifle); 7+1⁄4 lb (3.3 kg) (carbine) |
| Length | 42+3⁄4 in (1,090 mm) |
| Barrel length | 25+1⁄2 in (650 mm) (rifle); 20 in (510 mm) (carbine) |
| Cartridge | .44-40 Winchester |
| Action | Lever-action |
| Feed system | 15 round (rifle) or 12 round (carbine) tubular magazine |
The Colt-Burgess rifle, also known as the 1883 Burgess rifle or simply the Burgess rifle, is a lever-action repeating rifle produced by Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company between 1883 and 1885. The Burgess rifle was Colt's only entrance into the lever-action rifle market, produced to compete with Winchester Repeating Arms Company's line of popular rifles. The 1883 Burgess rifle was designed and patented by Andrew Burgess, an American firearms designer and photographer, who sold the design to Colt.