![]() The magazine tube would be unlocked, retracted out of the butt to allow loading. The 10-round tube magazine could be loaded through a loading port in the right side of the buttstock. The rifle has a large hammer positioned to the side of the magazine throat. Johnson’s 1901 patent showing the rifle’s tube magazine ( source)Īn ‘operating sleeve’ or cocking plunger located at the front of the rifle’s forearm cocked the Model 1903. The design was protected by a patent filed in April 1901, which was granted in August. It retained the classic Winchester receiver shape reminiscent of the company’s lever action rifles. 22 Winchester Automatic rimfire cartridge.ĭesigned by Thomas Crossley Johnson, who had joined Winchester in 1885, the Model 1903 had a 10-round tube magazine and used a simple blowback action. ![]() Chambered initially in the proprietary smokeless. The Winchester Model 1903 has a special place in firearms history, it is the first semi-automatic rifle designed and offered commercial sale in North America.
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