Waterman
Interesting stuff on the WIB that I didn’t know. I’m still trying to get my arms around how this affected Winchester and the Winder Muskets.
I know Winchester had contracts with about half a dozen steel mills Crucible, Midvale, Redding etc. with supplied various steels.
I’m assuming that the frames were forged, machined & polished then sent over to be barreled & stocked to fill whatever requirements Winchester had to fill at the time, whether it be commercial or military.
We really don’t see a drop in Winchester’s commercial products ie..1873, 1892, 1886, 1894 etc. other than normal product phase out/discontinuation.
So I’m having a hard time seeing the impact of the WIB on Winchester production or type of steel used.
Open Mind
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