…Rifles introduced from Europe to colonial America underwent various improvements, and various repeating guns were in circulation by the time of the Civil War. Rifles manufactured at the Winchester factory in New Haven, Connecticut (1810-80) were used during the Civil War, but the 1866 model, which had a breech-loading magazine, made the Winchester rifle famous. The 1873 model, which was a major improvement on the 1866 model, became so popular that it was called "the gun that conquered the West" and was used for hunting and fighting Indians. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "Winchester, OF" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…ヨーロッパから植民地時代のアメリカに伝えられたライフルは,さまざまな改良が加えられ,南北戦争当時には各種の連発銃が出回っていた。コネティカット州ニューヘブンのウィンチェスターOliver F.Winchester(1810‐80)の工場で製造されたライフルは南北戦争でも利用されたが,弾倉を元込式にした1866年型がウィンチェスター銃の名を高めた。さらに,それを強力に改良した1873年型は,〈西部を征服した銃〉と呼ばれるほど普及し,狩猟やインディアンとの戦闘に使用された。… ※「Winchester,O.F.」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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