Cody Firearms Museum: Henry Ford’s Winchester Model 1887
The Winchester Model 1887 lever-action shotgun was one of the first successful repeating shotguns on the market. It pushed Winchester’s lever action brand optimization into new markets. This gun is serial number 1 and has a John Ulrich engraving. It was made as an exhibition piece and ultimately bought by Henry Ford and given to Harvey Firestone (Heard of them?). We don’t know the specific reason for the gift, but we do know that between 1915 and 1924, the two…
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