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Auction: 312 - Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 2948

Winchester Repeating Arms Co (CT), $500 7-1/2% 20-year gold bond, specimen, 1921, child holds torches above Industry and Education, orange, fold split carefull repaired on verso, displays above good VF. A repeating rifle had been developed by Benjamin Henry of New Haven Arms and found great popularity during the US Civil War. Soon after, Henry was ousted from the company, which was reorganized by majority shareholder Oliver Winchester. The Winchester 1866, improving on Henry´s designs, became a great success, establishing the company´s reputation.

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