The 1866 Lever Action was a worldwide hit.
Uberti 1866 Lever Action
The 1866 Lever Action ("Yellowboy") Rifle was a marked improvement over the Henry rifle. It became a worldwide hit. The Yellowboy includes the recreation of 3 of the most popular 1866 Lever Action Rifle models: Yellowboy Carbine with 19 inch barrel and carbine-style brass buttplate, Yellowboy Short Rifle with 20 inch barrel, brass fore-end nose cap and solid brass crescent buttplate, and Yellowboy Rifle, with 24-1/4 inch barrel, brass fore-end nose cap and solid brass crescent buttplate.
Features
Fore-end and nose cap
The satin walnut fore-end is embellished with a brass fore-end nose cap.
Solid brass receiver
Features a distinctive solid brass receiver.
Side loading gate
Winchester’s plant superintendent Nelson King devised a convenient loading gate that passed cartridges through the side of the receiver to make the rifle more functional.
A hit worldwide
Chief Sitting Bull had one, Benito Juarez’s forces used Yellowboys in Mexico, and the Turkish Army used it against the Russians.
