Winchester rifle

Winchester rifle series
Winchester rifle series
	Winchester Model 1873 rifle
Type	Lever action rifle
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	1866–present
Used by	United States; Canada; France; Japan; Chile; Peru; Bolivia; Mexico; Ottoman Empire; Brazil; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Honduras; Guatemala; El Salvador; Costa Rica; Siam; Ethiopian Empire; Kingdom of Dahomey ; South Africa; Great Britain; Morocco
Wars	American Indian Wars; Franco-Prussian War; Japanese invasion of Taiwan; Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878); War of the Pacific; North-West Rebellion; Second French intervention in Mexico; Tomochic Rebellion; Second Franco-Dahomean War; Federalist Revolution; First Italo-Ethiopian War; Spanish–American War; War of Canudos; Acre War; Boxer Rebellion; Second Boer War; Mexican Revolution; Balkan Wars; Royalist attack on Chaves; World War I; 1923 Revolution; Constitutionalist Revolution; Spanish Civil War; World War II; Indonesian National Revolution; East German uprising of 1953; Araguaia Guerrilla War
Production history
Designed	1866
Manufacturer	Winchester Repeating Arms Company
Produced	1866–present
No. built	c. 720,000
Variants	Full-stocked "Musket", Carbine, Sporting model
Specifications
Mass	9.5 lb (4.3 kg)
Length	49.3 in (125 cm)
Barrel length	30 in (76 cm)
Caliber	.44 Henry; .44-40 Winchester; .38-40 Winchester; .32-20 Winchester; .22 Long Rifle
Action	Lever action
Feed system	tube magazine, 7 to 14 rounds
Sights	Graduated rear sights; fixed-post front sights

Winchester rifle is a comprehensive term describing a series of lever action repeating rifles manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Developed from the 1860 Henry rifle, Winchester rifles were among the earliest repeaters. The Model 1873 was particularly successful, being marketed by the manufacturer as "The Gun That Won the West".