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| − | | | + | |title= Oliver Winchester |
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| + | |more= (Read more...) | ||
| + | |summary= The man whose name would become synonymous with the [[lever action]] [[rifle]] passed away on this day in 1880. | ||
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| + | Winchester started as a clothing manufacturer in New York City and New Haven, Connecticut. During this period he discovered that a division of [[Smith & Wesson]] firearms was failing financially with one of their newly patented arms. Having an eye for opportunity, Winchester assembled venture capital together with other stockholders and acquired the S&W division, better known as the [[Volcanic Repeating Arms Company]], in 1850. By 1856, Winchester had positioned himself as the principal stockholder in the company and relocated to New Haven, changing the name to New Haven Arms Company. | ||
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| + | Initially, the company was plagued by sluggish returns, which was in part attributed to the design and poor performance of the Volcanic cartridge, but fortunately for Winchester, he inherited a brilliant engineer, Benjamin Tyler Henry, who would prove an invaluable asset. | ||
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| + | ! style="background:#9BCD9B; border:1px solid green"| <div style="float:right"><small><nowiki>[</nowiki>[[December 11|more]]<nowiki>]</nowiki></small></div>What else happened today | ||
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| + | * [[1845]] — American lawman and gunfighter [[Dallas Stoudenmire]] was born in Aberfoil, Bullock County, Alabama, to Lewis and Elizabeth Stoudenmire. | ||
| + | * [[1880]] — Oliver Winchester passed away in New Haven, Connecticut, at the age of 70. | ||
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| + | ==Today in pictures== | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | File:Dallas Stoudenmire.jpg|Dallas Stoudenmire | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| + | ===Picture of the day=== | ||
| + | {{POTD:December 11}} | ||
| + | [[category:Dates]]</noinclude> | ||
