A Timeline History Of Winchester

 
 

 


The Winchester Factory in New Haven, 1949

1855

Volcanic Arms Company

1857

New Haven Arms Company

1860

Henry lever action rifle introduced

1866

Oliver Winchester buys New Haven Arms controling stock

1866

Winchester Repeating Arms Company

1866

Model 1866 Rifles and Carbines introduced the first firearms to bear the Winchester name

1873

Model lever action rifle introduced

1876

Model lever action rifle introduced

1879

Winchester imports double barrel shotguns

1879

Hotchkiss bolt action rifle introduced

1885

Model Single Shot rifle introduced

1886

Model lever action rifle introduced

1887

Model lever action shotgun introduced

1890

Model 1890 slide action .22 RF rifle introduced

1892

Model lever action rifle introduced

1893

Model slide action shotgun introduced

1894

Model lever action rifle introduced the first Winchester designed to shoot smokeless powder

1895

Model lever action rifle with box magazine

1896

Lee Model 1895 bolt action rifle introduced

1897

Model slide action shotgun introduced

1899

Model 1900 bolt action single shot .22 RF rifle introduced

1901

Model bolt action single shot .22 RF rifle introduced

1901

Model lever action shotgun introduced

1902

Model bolt action single shot .22 RF rifle introduced

1903

Model semi auto rifle .22 WSL introduced

1903

Salute Cannon 12 gauge blank introduced

1904

Thumb Trigger single shot .22RF introduced

1904

Model bolt action single shot .22RF introdued

1905

Model semi auto rifle introduced

1906

Model slide action rifle .22 RF introduced

1907

Model semi auto rifle introduced

1910

Model semi auto rifle introduced

1911

Model semi auto shotgun introduced

1912

Model hammerless slide action shotgun introduced

1915

British Enfield botl action rifles produced, .303 British cal. Gov't contract

1917

Model Enfield bolt action rifles produced, .30-06 cal. Gov't contract

1918

Browning Automatic Rifles produced, Gov't contact

1919

Model 52 bolt action rifle .22 RF introduced

1920

Model 20 single shot shotgun introduced

1920

Model 41 bolt action single shot shotgun introduced

1921

Model 36 single shot shotgun introduced

1924

Model 53 lever action rifle introduced

1924

Model 55 lever action rifle introduced

1925

Model 54 bolt action sporting rifle introduced

1926

Model 56 bolt action rifle .22 RF introduced

1926

Model 57 bolt action rifle .22 RF introduced

1928

Model 58 bolt action single shot rifle .22 RF introduced

1930

Model 59 bolt action single shot rifle .22 RF introduced

1931

Winchester Repeating Arms Company purchased by John Oilin owner of Western Cartridge Company

1931

Model 21 double barrel shotgun introduced

1932

Model 60 bolt action rifle .22 RF introduced

1932

Model 61 hammerless slide action rifle .22 RF introduced

1932

Model 62 slide action rifle .22 RF introduced

1933

Model 63 semi-auto rifle in .22 LR introduced

1933

Model 64 lever action rifle introduced

1933

Model 65 lever action rifle introduced

1933

Model 42 hammerless slide action shotgun introduced

1934

Model 67 bolt action rifle in .22 RF introduced

1934

Model 68 bolt action rifle in .22 RF introduced

1935

Model 69 bolt action rifle in .22 RF introduced

1935

Model 70 bolt action sporting rifle introduced

1935

Model 71 lever action rifle introduced

1936

Model 37 hammerless single shot shotgun introduced

1938

Model 72 Bolt Action Rifle in .22 RF Introduced

1938

Model 75 bolt action rifle .22 RF introduced

1939

Mode 74 semi auto rifle .22 RF introduced

1939

Model 24 double barrel shotgun introduced

1939

Model 40 semi auto shotgun introduced

1940

M-1 Garand rifles produce .30-06 cal. Gov't contract

1940

M-1 Carbines produced .30 carbine cal. Gov't contract

1949

Model 43 bolt action sporting rifle introduced

1949

Model 47 bolt action single shot rifle in .22 RF introduced

1949

Model 25 hammerless slide action shotgun introduced

1954

Model 50 semi auto shotgun introduced

1955

Model 77 semi auto .22LR rifle introduced

1955

Model 88 hammerless lever action rifle introduced

1957

Model 55 single shot auto .22rf rifle introduced

1960

Model 59 semi auto shotgun introduced

1960

M-14 Springfield semi auto rifle produced .308 cal (7,62mm) Gov't contract

1961

Model 100 semi auto rifle introduced

1963

Model 250 lever action .22 RF rifle introduced

1963

Model 270 slide action .22 RF rifle introduced

1963

Model 101 O/U shotgun introduced

1963

Model 101 O/U shotgun introduced

1964

Model 1200 slide action shotgun introduced

1964

Model 255 lever action .22WMR rifle introduced

1964

Model 94 Wyoming Diamond Jubilee Commemorative, the first commemorative rifle

1964

Model 1400 semi auto shotgun introduced

1967

Models 121,131,141, bolt action .22 RF rifles introduced

1972

Model 12 "Y' series slide action shotgun introduced

1972

Model 9422 lever action .22 RF rifle introduced

1972

Model 320 bolt action .22 RF rifle introduced

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