Only 18 guns were shipped in 1873 108 were shipped in 1874. Number 174,100 and up assigned to repair department.Total production 170,100. Serial numbers of the Henry rifle overlap those of the model 1866 from 1865 to 1866. 31 caliber style with superposed loads, made from 1860 to 1861. Winchester contracted to produce 3,000 revolvers for Cyrus Manville. In an attempt to raise operating capital the New Haven Arms Company and Oliver F. About 3,200 were made, but many of these remained on hand for almost 100 years until they were sold to employees for as little as one dollar in Winchester's surplus store. In 18, the New Haven Arms Company repeaters were in production. VOLCANIC ARMSįrom 1855 to 1857 the Volcanic Repeating Arms Company made about 3,000 guns. Smith and Wesson lever action arms were made from 1853 to 1855. Total production of about 1,600 guns, 600 were transferred to the Volcanic Company for assembly, according to remaining Winchester records. Guy Hubbard, a historian of Windsor, Vermont where Robbins and Lawrence made the Jennings repeater, stated in 1924 that he had been informed by principals of the company that only 1,000 Jennings and Smith Jennings rifles were made between 18 and of this number many were converted to single shots and many more were scrapped for parts. Hunt repeater, generally regarded as the forerunner of the Winchester, was made only as a patent model in 1849. This late historian George Madis compiled extensive histories on Winchester firearms.The Cody Firearms Museum has more information on Winchesters produced before 1900. No attempt has been made to determine the value of any guns listed.For questions related to Ammunition don’t call us.Ask for the Winchester Repeating Arms Historian. In some exceptional cases, a more detailed, accurate determination can be made by calling the Winchester Repeating Arms Historian at the Morgan, Utah office.Since this information was provided through old documents (both official and otherwise), no representation is made that all serial number and year combinations are totally accurate.There is no other detail beyond this that we can provide. In general, only serial number ranges with an approximate year are provided in this document.Any information before the 1990s is always difficult to verify.
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