Volcanic - Henry Lever-Action Rifles - Winchester - Hickok45 Clip added:

The Volcanic pistols and rifles had a short commercial life as a consequence of Smith & Wessons and Winchesters successful and aggressive competition in 1857. There was much rapid development and competition in this era.

Volcanic Lever Action Pistol & Rifle 1856

The Volcanic design was itself an improvement of the Volition Repeating Rifle designed by Walter Hunt in 1848.

 . Benjamin Tyler Henry who was appointed supervisor at the New Haven Arms Company helped develop the Volcanic designs ( that he had worked with earlier)  and later further developed it to be sold as the Henry Rifle. 

It was the use of the Henry rifle against the Confederate army that earned the 16 shot Henry Repeaters the familiar phrase " That damned Yankee rifle that they load on Sunday and shoot all week!"

.44" Rim-fire Calibre Civil War Henry.

 

The New Haven Company became the Winchester Repeating Arms Company in 1866 after Henry tried to have the business put in his name. They then made the Winchester Model 1866 'Yellow Boy'  and then in 1873 they released the new Model 1873 that became known as " The Gun that won the West."

 

Winchester 1873 in 44-40 WCF Calibre.

 

This history about the lever-action repeaters is all new to me and I'm learning all of it fresh off the net - perhaps I need to own one of my own - maybe in 357 Magnum as a partner to my big Ruger revolver.

 Hickok45 Knew about it All The Time.

 

Marty K.