Winchester Model 1887/1901

Winchester Model 1887
Reproduction of a Model 1887
TypeLever-action shotgun
Place of originUnited States
Service history
Used byVarious Law enforcement agencies and Stagecoach companies
Production history
DesignerJohn Browning
Designed1887
ManufacturerWinchester Repeating Arms Company
Produced1887–1899[1]
1901–1920 (Model 1901)[1]
No. built64,855 (Model 1887); 13,500 (Model 1901)[1]
VariantsM1901
Specifications
Mass8 lbs. (3.6 kg)
Length39¼ in. (997 mm)
Barrel length20 in. (508 mm), 30 in. (762 mm)

Caliber12-gauge, 10-gauge
ActionLever-action
Feed system5+1 round tubular magazine
SightsIron sights

The Winchester Model 1887 and Winchester Model 1901 are lever-action shotguns designed by American gun designer John Browning and produced by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The shotgun has become iconic due to its use in the 1991 film Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

  1. ^ a b c Kirkland, K. D. (2007). America's Premier Gunmakers : Winchester. East Bridgewater, MA: World Publications Group JG Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-57215-104-8. OCLC 220935084.

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