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The first well-known, practical repeating rifle was introduced by Colt Firearms in 1855. It was essentially a Colt percussion revolver with a longer barrel and rifle stock. Although a repeater, each chamber of the cylinder had to be charged and primed separately, as in all percussion revolvers. Extra pre-loaded cylinders were carried in lieu of magazines or loose ammunition.
The first practical magazine-fed repeating rifle was produced by the Volcanic Arms Company, formed in 1855 by Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson. Volcanic made a tube-fed, lever-action repeater that fired ammunition with the powder charge and primer in the base of the bullet itself. This type of ammunition was obviously limited by the volume of powder, but it was the first completely-enclosed, one piece ammo produced commercially.
While the Volcanic Repeating Arms Company was short lived, its descendants, Smith & Wesson and Winchester Repeating Arms Company, became fairly well known.
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Who invented the repeating rifle?
Oliver Winchester made the first Winchester Rifle(repeating)
What year did Winchester make its first repeating rifle?
that was in 1860.
Who made the Sears model 273.2390 rifle?
Winchester Repeating Arms
When was the repeating rifle made?
Depends on if you are talking about lever, pump or gas assist.
When was the Henry 22 repeating rifle serial 6b169276 made?
No published sn data.
When was the Winchester repeating rifle invented?
Oliver Winchester invented the Winchester repeating rifle in 1860
What is the value of a Henry rifle?
WHICH Henry? The antique Henry rifle made in the 1860's or the current Henry Repeating Arms Co rifle?
Which rifle was made in US?
I assume that you are inquiring about a Winchester rifle? If so, all of them were made in the U.S. starting with the Henry Repeating Rifle in the year 1860, and ending with the Models 70 and 94 late in the year 1980.
Who made the 1955 Winchester model 70?
Winchester repeating arms company made your rifle in 1955 at there New Haven,Conn.plant.
When was the repeating rifle invented?
1860
Stevens model 87B repeating rifle safety is opposite of other guns be carefull?
Safety first.
What was the specner repeating rifle?
Try search for Spencer rifles- it was an early lever action repeating rifle from the period of the US Civil War.
