Winchester Model 1910
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The Winchester Model 1910 (also known as the Model 10) is a blowback operated semi-automatic rifle
rifle
produced by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company
beginning in 1910 with production ending in 1936. This rifle is fed from a 4-round capacity, detachable box magazine located immediately forward of the trigger guard
. Winchester only chambered the model 1910 in the .401 Winchester Self-Loading
or .401 WSL cartridge
.
The basic design for the Model 1910 is covered by } issued August 27, 1901 and assigned to Winchester
by Thomas Crossley Johnson
, a key firearms designer for Winchester. This patent was initially used to protect the design of the rimfire Winchester Model 1903
, but came to be applied toward the centerfire Winchester Self Loading rifle series, which includes the Model 1905
, Model 1907
, and Model 1910.
. The plain finish rifles were offered in 1910 at a list price of $30.
Early Modern France
Winchester factory records show an order placed in 1915 for 150 Model 1910 rifles, spare magazines, and 25,000 cartridges of .401SL
ammunition by the firm of Andre, Schaub & Pioso as an agent of the French government. A subsequent December 7, 1917 order of 400,000 .401SL
cartridges is believed to indicate additional Model 1910 rifles were acquired by the French Republic through other means.
Russia
Winchester records show orders of about 500 Model 1910 rifles by the Imperial Russian government dating to 1915 and 1916. Further details are not available regarding orders of .401SL
.
Semi-automatic rifle
A semi-automatic rifle is a type of rifle that fires a single bullet each time the trigger is pulled, automatically ejects the spent cartridge, chambers a fresh cartridge from its magazine, and is immediately ready to fire another shot...
rifle
Rifle
A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves cut into the barrel walls. The raised areas of the rifling are called "lands," which make contact with the projectile , imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the...
produced by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company
Winchester Repeating Arms Company
The Winchester Repeating Arms Company was a prominent American maker of repeating firearms, located in New Haven, Connecticut. The Winchester brand is today used under license by two subsidiaries of the Herstal Group, Fabrique Nationale of Belgium and the Browning Arms Company of Morgan, Utah.-...
beginning in 1910 with production ending in 1936. This rifle is fed from a 4-round capacity, detachable box magazine located immediately forward of the trigger guard
Trigger guard
A trigger guard is a loop surrounding the trigger of a firearm and protecting it from accidental discharge.Some assault rifles can have their trigger guard removed or positioned as not to impair firing with gloves for example in Arctic conditions....
. Winchester only chambered the model 1910 in the .401 Winchester Self-Loading
.401 Winchester Self-Loading
The .401 Winchester Self-Loading is an American rifle cartridge.Winchester introduced the .401SL in the Winchester '10 self-loading rifle as a supplement to the Winchester '07 and the .351SL in their offering of hi-power, self-loading rifles...
or .401 WSL cartridge
Cartridge (firearms)
A cartridge, also called a round, packages the bullet, gunpowder and primer into a single metallic case precisely made to fit the firing chamber of a firearm. The primer is a small charge of impact-sensitive chemical that may be located at the center of the case head or at its rim . Electrically...
.
The basic design for the Model 1910 is covered by } issued August 27, 1901 and assigned to Winchester
Winchester Repeating Arms Company
The Winchester Repeating Arms Company was a prominent American maker of repeating firearms, located in New Haven, Connecticut. The Winchester brand is today used under license by two subsidiaries of the Herstal Group, Fabrique Nationale of Belgium and the Browning Arms Company of Morgan, Utah.-...
by Thomas Crossley Johnson
T.C. Johnson
Thomas Crosley Johnson was an American firearms designer. The son of a President of the Yale Safe and Iron Company, Johnson was trained as an industrial engineer and worked for several companies before coming to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company...
, a key firearms designer for Winchester. This patent was initially used to protect the design of the rimfire Winchester Model 1903
Winchester Model 1903
The Winchester Model 1903 was the first commercially available semi-automatic firearm firearm made by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company.-History:...
, but came to be applied toward the centerfire Winchester Self Loading rifle series, which includes the Model 1905
Winchester Model 1905
The Winchester Model 1905 , is a blowback-operated, semi-automatic rifle produced by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company beginning in 1905 and discontinued in 1920. This rifle loads cartridges from a 5 or 10-round capacity, detachable box magazine located immediately forward of the trigger guard...
, Model 1907
Winchester Model 1907
The Winchester Model 1907 , is a blowback-operated, semi-automatic rifle produced by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company beginning in 1906 with production ending in 1958. It was fed from a 5 or 10-round capacity, detachable box magazine located immediately forward of the trigger guard...
, and Model 1910.
Variants
In addition to the standard or "plain finish" model, a deluxe or "fancy finish" model was offered with checkering on the forearm and wrist of the stockStock (firearm)
A stock, also known as a buttstock or shoulder stock, is a part of a rifle or other firearm, to which the barrel and firing mechanism are attached, that is held against one's shoulder when firing the gun. Stocks are also found on crossbows though a crossbow stock is more properly referred to as a...
. The plain finish rifles were offered in 1910 at a list price of $30.
World War I Orders
Early Modern FranceWinchester factory records show an order placed in 1915 for 150 Model 1910 rifles, spare magazines, and 25,000 cartridges of .401SL
.401 Winchester Self-Loading
The .401 Winchester Self-Loading is an American rifle cartridge.Winchester introduced the .401SL in the Winchester '10 self-loading rifle as a supplement to the Winchester '07 and the .351SL in their offering of hi-power, self-loading rifles...
ammunition by the firm of Andre, Schaub & Pioso as an agent of the French government. A subsequent December 7, 1917 order of 400,000 .401SL
.401 Winchester Self-Loading
The .401 Winchester Self-Loading is an American rifle cartridge.Winchester introduced the .401SL in the Winchester '10 self-loading rifle as a supplement to the Winchester '07 and the .351SL in their offering of hi-power, self-loading rifles...
cartridges is believed to indicate additional Model 1910 rifles were acquired by the French Republic through other means.
RussiaWinchester records show orders of about 500 Model 1910 rifles by the Imperial Russian government dating to 1915 and 1916. Further details are not available regarding orders of .401SL
.401 Winchester Self-Loading
The .401 Winchester Self-Loading is an American rifle cartridge.Winchester introduced the .401SL in the Winchester '10 self-loading rifle as a supplement to the Winchester '07 and the .351SL in their offering of hi-power, self-loading rifles...
.