Winchester Repeating Arms Company

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:company
shooting
gptkbp:brand gptkb:Winchester
gptkbp:category companies based in New Haven, Connecticut
manufacturing companies disestablished in 1931
manufacturing companies established in 1866
defunct firearms manufacturers of the United States
gptkbp:ceased_operations 1931
gptkbp:continuedBy gptkb:Olin_Corporation
gptkb:Browning_Arms_Company
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:famousFor shotguns
bolt-action rifles
lever-action rifles
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Oliver_Winchester
gptkbp:foundedYear 1866
gptkbp:headquartersLocation New Haven, Connecticut, United States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Winchester Repeating Arms Company
gptkbp:industry firearms
gptkbp:keyPerson gptkb:William_Wirt_Winchester
gptkb:John_Moses_Browning
gptkb:Benjamin_Tyler_Henry
gptkb:Oliver_Winchester
gptkbp:logo Winchester horse and rider
gptkbp:notableEvent collaboration with John Browning on firearm designs
introduction of the Winchester Model 70, 'The Rifleman's Rifle'
introduction of smokeless powder firearms
closure of New Haven factory in 2006 (under later ownership)
major supplier of firearms during World War I and World War II
development of the Winchester Model 1894, one of the best-selling rifles of all time
production of the Winchester Model 1873, known as 'The Gun that Won the West'
gptkbp:notableProduct gptkb:Winchester_Model_12
gptkb:Winchester_Model_1873
gptkb:Winchester_Model_1885
gptkb:Winchester_Model_1886
gptkb:Winchester_Model_1892
gptkb:Winchester_Model_1895
gptkb:Winchester_Model_1897
gptkb:Winchester_Model_1907
gptkb:Winchester_Model_1912
gptkb:Winchester_Model_70
gptkb:Winchester_Model_1894
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Olin_Corporation
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:New_Haven_Arms_Company
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Olin_Corporation
gptkbp:website https://winchesterguns.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Browning
gptkb:.41_Rimfire
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5