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^ a b The model number 55 was used twice the two rifles were entirely dissimilar and were not produced concurrently.Model 99s were never actually marked as such the designation was used only in sales literature. Winchester simultaneously dropped the initial 2 digits from all year-numbered models for advertising reasons, so the preceding "18" was omitted from the outset. ^ a b First produced in 1904, this rifle was initially marketed simply as the "Thumb Trigger" until February 1919, when it was assigned the number 99 for the year the design was patented.Super-X Model 1 (1974) semi-automatic shotgun.The Winchester 1300 shotgun was first introduced in around 1981, when the US Repeating Arms Company (USRAC) took over production of the 'Winchester' brand guns from the Olin / Winchester corporation.Model 1500 (1978) semi-automatic shotgun (Model 1400 variant).
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22 rifle (repeating Model 121 variant, box magazine)
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Model 1886 lever-action centerfire rifle.Model 1885 falling-block single-shot rifle.Model 1878 Hotchkiss bolt-action rifle (US Army and Navy).Model 1876 lever-action centerfire rifle.Model 1873 lever-action centerfire rifle.Model 1866 lever-action rimfire (later centerfire) rifle.3 Non-sequential model numbers (rifles) 1949-63.2 Sequential Model Numbers (Rifles) 1919-39.