Palmer founded the Volcanic Repeating Arms Company in 1855 with Oliver F. History actually place Winchester roots as an offspring of Smith & Wesson. The legacy of the Winchester rifle was further reinforced by Hollywood's application of the Model 1873 and its interpretation of events related to the Wild West and American Indian wars. In fact, the Sharps Model 1874 is oft-noted as a better candidate for the weapon that tamed the Wild West. The phrase "The Gun That Won The West" was most often tied to the Model 1873 but this was moreso due to the fact that the weapon system was readily available to the everyday man thanks to its 720,000+ production total in circulation. The Model 1873 was one of the early legends of the burgeoning American firearms industry and a model product by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company.
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