Winchester Model 1876

Winchester Model 1876 musket-carbine

Winchester Model 1876 "sporting" configuration in 45-60 WCF with 26 inch barrel

1876 Winchester rifle similar to the one used in Tombstone.

Actual Winchester Model 1876 used by Steve McQueen during the filming of the movie Tom Horn. Caliber is 45-75 WCF. Serial number is #22700 (Mfd.1882). Photo and information from Long Mountain Outfitters.

Introduced by Winchester in 1876, the Winchester Model 1876 is a larger, stronger version of the Winchester Model 1873, designed to use higher-power centerfire rifle cartridges. It was available in the following calibers: 40-60 WCF, 45-60 WCF, 45-75 WCF, 50-95 Express. It was manufactured in four different variations: carbine, musket, sporting rifle, and express rifle. It was manufactured and sold from 1876 to 1897. Approximately 64,000 were manufactured. This model is often referred to as the "Centennial Model" to coincide with the celebration of the American Centennial Exposition, which celebrated the 100th anniversary of the signing of the American Declaration of Independence.

The Model 1876 in .45-75 was carried by Canada's North-West Mounted Police (now the Royal Canadian Mounted Police - Canadian Mounties) for many years. With the introduction of the John Browning-designed Winchester Model 1886, the Centennial was outmoded. However, Winchester continued to manufacture it for another eleven years.

The Winchester Model 1876 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Fort Apache		Native Americans		1948
Rio Grande		Apaches	some reused footage from Fort Apache	1950
A Pistol for Ringo		Mexican bandit	Musket-Carbine	1965
Tom Horn	Steve McQueen	Tom Horn		1980
Heaven's Gate		The mercenaries		1980
Tombstone	Michael Biehn	Johnny Ringo		1993
	Michael Rooker	Sherm McMasters
Crossfire Trail	Tom Selleck	Rafe Covington		2001
	Virginia Madsen	Anne Rodney
The Salvation	Mads Mikkelsen	Jon Jensen	"Sporting" rifle	2014
	Mikael Persbrandt	Peter Jensen
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs	Richard Bucher	Posse #4		2018

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Date
Godless	Merritt Wever	Mary Agnes McNue		2017
His Dark Materials	Lin-Manuel Miranda	Lee Scoresby	"Æsahættr" (S2E07)	2020

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Note	Release Date
Red Dead Revolver	"Halcon Rifle", "Repeater Rifle", "Bayonet Rifle", "The Oppressor"		2004
Hunt: Showdown	"Winfield 1876 Centennial"	Added in Update 1.5 (March 2021)	2018

See Also

• Winchester Repeating Arms - A list of all firearms manufactured by Winchester Repeating Arms.