Description: THE HISTORY OF WINCHESTER FIREARMS 1866-1966 GEORGE R. WATROUS WINCHESTER WESTERN PRESS 1966 PREFACE. The History of Winchester Firearms 1866-1966 is the third edition of Winchester Rifles and Shotguns, the chronicle of George R. Watrous, first issued on February 3, 1943, and now retitled in commemoration of Winchester's first 100 years of leadership in firearms. Through the years, this vital and authentic handbook has served as a storehouse of practical reference for Winchester salesmen, design engineers, researchers, gun experts - - in short, everyone who looked for specifications, descriptions and historical facts about Winchester firearms. The first and second editions were compiled by Mr. Watrous, who worked with Winchester from 1910 to 1946. Historical research brought forth much additional information concerning the birth of the Hunt breech loading, repeating rifle action, its successive developments that finally became the famous Henry Repeating Rifle, and still later improvements that made possible the first Winchester rifle, the Model 1866. A summary of this information was included in the second edition published in 1950. This third edition brings Mr. Watrous' chronicle of Winchester firearms up to date. It is also the first edition to be publicly printed and offered for general sale. It provides a continuing and comprehensive record of each model and the part it played in the establishment of Winchester's reputation for arms of the highest quality. 27 x 21 cm. 159 pp. In slipcase. Very good + condition. Slip case worn and with a tape repair to the spine but it has done its job and kept the book in excellent unmarked condition. Get images that make Supersized seem small. THE simple solution for eBay sellers.
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Author: G Watrous
Binding: Hardback
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Language: English
Non-Fiction Subject: History & Military
Publisher: Winchester Western Press
Special Attributes: Illustrated, Slipcase
Year Printed: 1966
