peashooter85:The Winchester RevolverFor the most part Winchester and Colt stuck to their respective
peashooter85:The Winchester RevolverFor the most part Winchester and Colt stuck to their respective markets and did not interfere with each other’s business. However, both companies made some small forays into the revolver and rifle market. In 1876, Winchester introduced a revolver called the Winchester Whetmore-Wells revolver, which was designed by Winchester employees William W. Wetmore and Charles S. Wells. The Whetmore-Wells revolver featured an automatic extractor, possibly the first revolver to do so. A rare variant was also produced with a swing out cylinder, also one of the first. A single action, it was chambered for the tradition .44-40 cartridge, as well as the less common .40-50The Whetmore-Wells revolver was first displayed at the Philadelphia Centennial in 1876. While the revolver had some neat features, it failed to garner much interest from the military and public. The only large contract for the revolvers came from the Turkish government, which purchased an order for 30,000. Few sold outside of that contract. Manufacturing ceased in 1880. -- source link