CD012 Winchester Cowboy
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King and Country CD012 ‘Winchester Cowboy’
This cowboy is holding his treasured ‘Winchester Model 1873 Lever-Action Rifle’ . This is the weapon that became known as ‘The Gun that won the West’ and it came with two timeless features: reliability and firepower.
In an era when many other rifles and pistols were fussy and unreliable the ’73 was the weapon that would never let you down.
It could hold 15 rounds in a tubular magazine beneath the barrel and fired a .44/40 calibre round. This was further enhanced when Remington and Colt began chambering their own revolvers to carry the same .44/40 rounds meaning cowboys used the same ammunition for both rifle and pistol.
Among the famous Western characters that carried the Winchester ’73 were Buffalo Bill (William F. Cody) , the outlaws Jesse and Frank James and the Apache leader Geronimo . In addition modern ballistic experts have revealed that at least 8 different Winchester ‘73s were used by Indians at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876!
The peak era of the Texas Cattle Drives was just about 20 years from 1866 until the mid 1880’s. During that time a great number of herds of between 2-3000 head of cattle would be driven northwards to the markets and railroad-loading facilities by a crew of usually 12 men led by a ‘Trail Boss’.
Many of the Texans who became ‘cowboys’ were former Confederate Cavalrymen well used to a hard life on horseback and also handy with a rifle and a six-shooter. Some others on the ‘crew’ would be Mexican or Tejano and a few more might be black former slaves who knew a thing or two about handling cattle and horses.
Cattle drives usually began in the Spring after round up when grass was plentiful and the herd could be delivered to its destination up north before the cold, winter weather set in.
Note the above price is the US$ price and A$ price will be calculated at time of purchase.
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