A timeless design by a youthful John Browning combined with superb manufacturing quality keeps this 128-year-old rifle alive today. Here's a closer look at the Model 1886 Winchester lever-action.

In 1885, Browning was asked if he could design a stronger action that could fire big game hunting ammunition such as the buffalo-stopping .50-110 Winchester cartridge. He designed the Model 1886 ...

The Winchester Model 1873 was more than a rifle model. ... The Men Who Owned the Winchester 1873. Buffalo Bill carried a Model 1873 and a pair of .44/40 Colts when he scouted for the Army in 1876.