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 became well-known 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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