![]() Scouts during the latter part of the 19th century. Spanish-American wars and also was issued to many Native American Army Superior balance, that played such a dramatic role in the Indian and Of course, I'm referring to the 1873 SpringfieldĪlthough a 32 5/8-inch infantry rifle and a much scarcer 29.5-inchĬadet Rifle were also made by our national Springfield, Massachusetts,Īrmory, it was the half-stocked carbine, with its 22-inch barrel and ![]() Only throughout the West, but also in Cuba, the Philippines and beyond.įrom 1874 until 1892 it was the official standard-issue long arm for our Moreover, it was a firearm that blazed a historic trail not Winchester, that was just as important in the taming of the Americanįrontier. The West." It was a phrase originally coined by WinchesterĮxecutive Edwin Pugsley in 1919, well after the West had been won.īut there was another 1873 carbine, a contemporary of the ![]() Of all time, many have come to view the Winchester Model 1873 leverĪction-specifically the saddle-ring carbine-as "The Gun That Won Shows, magazine advertisements and one of the greatest marketing slogans Thanks to countless Western novels, motion pictures, television
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