Photographs and text present the history of the Winchester firearm, including their rifles, shotguns and revolvers beginning in 1866 to 1992.

Now in its Seventh Edition, The History of Winchester Firearms is the definitive illustrated guide to the company behind the gun that won the West. It covers Winchester' s full line of weaponry, beginning even before Oliver Winchester took over and renamed the company. This newest edition goes gun by gun, from the precursors of the repeating rifle to the most recent and finely made pieces in the gun-maker' s catalog, up to 2007. Hundreds of legendary weapons are illustrated with photographs and described in-depth, with specifics on details, measurements, and manufacturing runs. This is the most complete source of information on the guns that changed the American landscape, and every marksman, gun collector, and student of U.S. history will consider it invaluable.

This is a illustrated history of one of the legendary names in gun lore, the Winchester rifle. It describes in detail all of Winchester rifles, and includes photographs of the weapons in the hands of users, both sides of the law.

Winchester lever-action repeating rifles are an integral part of the folklore of the American West. Introduced after the American Civil War, the first Winchester, the M1866, would go on to see military service as far afield as Bulgaria, but it was in the hands of civilians that it would become known as 'The gun that won the west'. Offering a lethal combination of portability, ruggedness and ammunition interchangeability with pistol sidearms, the Winchesters and their innovative and elegant breech-loading system represented a revolutionary design. They were used by a staggering variety of military and civilian groups - gold-miners, trappers, hunters, farmers, lawmen, professional gunmen and Native Americans. It equipped a whole generation of settlers and as such left an imprint on American culture that continues to resonate today. This book explores the Winchesters' unique place in history, revealing the technical secrets of their success with a full array of colour artwork, period illustrations and close-up photographs.