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Winchester Model 1873
Referred to as the "Gun that Won the West", the Winchester Model 1873 is an American lever-action rifle manufactured by Winchester Repeating Arms. It is one of the most widely produced and famous lever-action rifles ever made, with over 720,000 produced between 1873 and 1923. It was originally offered in the following calibers: .44-40, .38-40 and .32-20. Modern replicas are offered in those calibers and .45 LC as well, 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 of the rifle with a rod running to the lever to operate it every time the flapper moved, making the 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
(1873 - 1923)
- 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 LR
- Action: Lever-action
- Feed system: 15 round tube magazine
- Sights: Graduated rear sights, Fixed-post front sights
Film
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Virginian | Stuart Granger | Col Alan McKenzie | Ep 01 "The west vs Col McKenzie" | 1970 |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | Marina Sirtis | Deanna Troi | 1987-1994 | |
| Lonesome Dove | Tommy Lee Jones | Captain Woodrow Call | 1989 | |
| 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 | |||
| Agent Carter | actors on set | "Better Angels" (S2E03) | 2016 | |
| Wynonna Earp (TV Series) | Dominique Provost-Chalkley | Waverly Earp | "House of Memories" (S1E12) | 2016-2017 |
| The Son - Season 1 | Carlos Bardem | Pedro Garcia | 2017 |
Video Games
| Title | Referred as | Mods | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BloodRayne | Winkesler Rifle | 2002 | ||
| 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 | |
| Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades | 2016 | |||
| Hunt: Showdown | Winfield 1873 | Basic variant has a short magazine tube, variants with scope, blades on the stock for melee, suppressor, aperture sight, and extended magazine tube avaliable | 2018 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots | Boss, Boss' men | 1969 | |
| The Dagger of Kamui | Rapist, Cowboy | 1985 | |
| Cowboy Bebop the Movie: Knockin' on Heaven's Door | Seen in the spaghetti western Jet watches | 2001 | |
| Gun Frontier | Shinunora | 2002 | |
| Asobi ni Ikuyo: Bombshells from the Sky | Seen in Manami's virtual armory | 2010 | |
| The Empire of Corpses | Frederick Burnaby | 2015 |
See Also
- Winchester Repeating Arms - A list of all firearms manufactured by Winchester Repeating Arms.