Talk:Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy"

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Denix non-firing Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy" replica

Denix "Carbine Mod. 66" non-firing replica. The dull grey finish wasn't used on real Winchester 1866 rifles.

Uberti replica of a Winchester 1866 rifle - .45 Long Colt

Discussion

Is adding "Model" really neccessary? I always skip that because it makes the name even longer. With all the Winchester rifles, I just say "Winchester 1886 'Yellow Boy'", "Winchester 1873", "Winchester 1892". I'll continue to skip the Model part, but I guess now it matches all the other Winchester page titles.

That's the reason I moved it. It fits into the naming nomenclature for all the Winchester YEARS. If someone wants to scan and look for a certain year, eliminating the word MODEL pops the 1866 to the top of the list, out of chronological order. You can continue to list it just as the 1866 or Yellowboy on all of the movie/TV attribution pages, but the primary gun page should following the naming nomenclature for all the Winchester Model firearms. MoviePropMaster2008 03:29, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

The Winchester from "Did You Hear About the Morgans" is not a Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy". It is a gold plated 92 or 94 Commemorative model. I have not found a match yet though it has stars around the receiver similar to the "Lonestar Commemorative" but the medallion in the stock is different (See promotional photo of Sarah Jessica Parker with the rifle)

So, what's up the muskets? Why create a variation of a gun that is based on completely obsolete technology? - User: 2wingo

It isn't based on a musket, it is just a name due to the long barrel length (muskets had very long barrels compared to more modern rifles). There were 3 lengths, the most common was the carbine with a 20" barrel, then there was the rifle with a 24" barrel, and the longest was the musket with a 27" barrel. The musket is pretty scarce with only 5% or so of total production being this, the name actually harmed it as people equated the term musket with it being long and unwieldy, so I believe they changed the name to "infantry rifle" at some point, but this didn't help sales. --commando552 (talk) 05:26, 8 May 2013 (EDT)