[News Script: Guns] Part: 3 of 4
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GUNS 2.-2-2--2-2
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An English Navy blunderbue, 1800, features a
spring-bayonet.
AFTER CUTAWAY
This is the gun that won the west, a Winchester 44,
Model 1866. It was the first repeating rifle made
by Winchester, and enabled the US Army to defeat
the indians in the late 19th Century.
AFTER CUTAWAY
Preceding the Winchester by several years is this
henry repeating rifle. Also,of .44 caliber, it was
the child of the old "Voluanic" rifle made around
1850.
HOLDING GUNS
These guns are counterfeit. They are Belgian made
copies of Colt's 1860 revolver, ade from stolen
patents. Colt suffered heavily from patent-lifting
on his guns. Modern weapons round out the collection.4
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WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.). [News Script: Guns], item, December 30, 1962; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc969928/m1/3/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.