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POTD: Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy" - The Gun That Won the West

Summary by alloutdoor.com
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! This 1870 Winchester Model 1866 carbine earned its nickname “Yellow Boy” from the brass receiver that gleamed like gold in frontier sunlight. More than just marketing success, this .44 rimfire lever-action became the weapon that put serious firepower in everyone’s hands across the American West—settlers, outlaws, lawmen, and Native American warriors all carried them. The Model 1866 fixed the 1860 Henry rifle’…
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alloutdoor.com broke the news in on Friday, June 27, 2025.
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