Pieces of history
Aug 03, 2021
3 minutes
“By the early 1890s the rifle market was changing rapidly, mainly due to the introduction of smokeless powders”
The introduction of Browning designs to the Winchester line-up was game-changing. Within a short period of time Winchester became the dominant force on the civilian rifle market within the USA, and worldwide sales were not to be sniffed at either.
All this did not go unnoticed by other US arms manufacturers and Colt, who had a gentleman’s agreement with Winchester not to manufacture lever-action rifles as long as Winchester
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