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[[Image:Pretty Winchester1873.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Deluxe Winchester Model 1873 with engraving]] | [[Image:Pretty Winchester1873.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Deluxe Winchester Model 1873 with engraving]] | ||
[[Image:WInchesterMaresLegOct.jpg|thumb|right|450px|A Mare's Leg cut down from a Winchester Model 1873 rifle with octagonal barrel. This has the tear drop shaped lever loop and case hardened receiver. This original Winchester rifle was cut down for the film [[Wild Wild West]] (1999) and was the screen used gun by [[Will Smith]] in the movie.]] | [[Image:WInchesterMaresLegOct.jpg|thumb|right|450px|A Mare's Leg cut down from a Winchester Model 1873 rifle with octagonal barrel. This has the tear drop shaped lever loop and case hardened receiver. This original Winchester rifle was cut down for the film [[Wild Wild West]] (1999) and was the screen used gun by [[Will Smith]] in the movie.]] | ||
Referred to as the "Gun that Won the West", the Winchester model 1873 was manufactured in the following calibers: .44-40, .38-40 and .32-20. Modern replicas are offered in those calibers and also the .45 long colt, though it wasn't originally offered in that caliber. | Referred to as the "Gun that Won the West", the Winchester model 1873 was manufactured in the following calibers: .44-40, .38-40 and .32-20. Modern replicas are offered in those calibers and also the .45 long colt, though it wasn't originally offered in that caliber. | ||
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Something many don't know, John M. Browning used an 1873 to make his first prototype automatic firing gun. After seeing what a muzzle blast could do to a patch of grass, he tested it and found he was correct. The muzzle blast from the gun was heavy enough to be harnessed, so he took a flapper and attached it to the muzzle and the lever and invented his first automatic rifle. | Something many don't know, John M. Browning used an 1873 to make his first prototype automatic firing gun. After seeing what a muzzle blast could do to a patch of grass, he tested it and found he was correct. The muzzle blast from the gun was heavy enough to be harnessed, so he took a flapper and attached it to the muzzle and the lever and invented his first automatic rifle. | ||
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==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
Revision as of 11:21, 20 July 2015
Referred to as the "Gun that Won the West", the Winchester model 1873 was manufactured in the following calibers: .44-40, .38-40 and .32-20. Modern replicas are offered in those calibers and also the .45 long colt, though it wasn't originally offered in that caliber.
Something many don't know, John M. Browning used an 1873 to make his first prototype automatic firing gun. After seeing what a muzzle blast could do to a patch of grass, he tested it and found he was correct. The muzzle blast from the gun was heavy enough to be harnessed, so he took a flapper and attached it to the muzzle and the lever and invented his first automatic rifle.
The Winchester Model 1873 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Specifications
- Weight: 9.5lb (4.3kg)
- Length: 49.3in (125.2cm)
- Barrel length: 30in (76.2cm)
- Caliber: .44-40 Winchester, .38-40 Winchester, .32-20 Winchester, .22 rimfire
- Action: Lever-action
- Feed system: 15 round tube magazine
- Sights: Graduated rear sights, Fixed-post front sights
Film
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | Marina Sirtis | Deanna Troi | 1987-1994 | |
| Return To Lonesome Dove | Jon Voight | Captain Woodrow Call | 1993 | |
| Return To Lonesome Dove | Nia Peeples | Augustina Vega | 1993 | |
| Return To Lonesome Dove | Louis Gossett Jr. | Isom Pickett | 1993 | |
| Rough Riders | Pablo Espinosa | Major Fredrick Funston | 1997 | |
| Smallville - Season 2 | John Schneider | Jonathan Kent | "Heat" (S2E02) | 2002 |
| Firefly | Gina Torres | Zoe Alleyne Washburne | 2002-2003 | |
| Deadwood | Dayton Callie | Charlie Utter | 2004-2006 | |
| Deadwood | Jim Beaver | Whitney Ellsworth | 2004-2006 | |
| Deadwood | Robin Weigert | Calamity Jane | 2004-2006 | |
| Deadwood | Sean Bridgers | Johnny Burns | 2004-2006 | |
| Deadwood | W. Earl Brown | Dan Dority | 2004-2006 | |
| Midsomer Murders | Daniel Ryan | Adam Burbage | Uberti replica; S13E3 "Blood on the Saddle" | 2010 |
| Top Shot - Season 3 | 2011 |
Video Games
| Title | Referred as | Mods | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West | 2010 | |||
| No More Room In Hell | Winchester 1892 | Whereas the game identifies it as a Winchester Model 1892, its actual 3D model is a Winchester Model 1873 Rifle | 2011 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboy Bebop the Movie: Knockin' on Heaven's Door | Seen in the spaghetti western Jet watches | 2001 | |
| Asobi ni Ikuyo: Bombshells from the Sky | Seen in Manami's virtual armory | 2010 |