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The Most Famous Rifle of the Old West

by | Mar 5, 2009 | Art, Guns and Culture

The 1873 Winchester made its way into the arms of Buffalo Bill Cody and Belle Starr.
Thanks largely to its use on the American frontier, the slab-sided 1873 Winchester lever-action rifle has become an icon of the Wild West. The 1873 Winchester outsold all its competitors and was the premier choice with gun savvy Westerners like the post-1874 Texas Rangers, Pat Garrett, Butch Cassidy, Belle Starr and Buffalo Bill Cod


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