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Oliver F Winchester. When the Volcanic Repeating Arms Company of Norwich, Conn., of which Winchester was a shareholder, became insolvent in 1857 he bought it. It became the New Haven Arms Co, and in 1866 the Winchester Repeating Arms Co., one of the organizers being B Tyler Henry of the Henry Repeating Arms Co. As a memorial to Henry, all rimfire cartridges of Winchester manufacture bear the initial 'H', on the shell head. In 1869, the company took over the Fogerty Repeating Rifle Company and the American Repeating Rifle Company. In 1870 the Spencer Repeating Arms Co. was added and in 1874 th Adirondack Arms Co. From 1878 to 1884 the company bought guns from W & C Scott & Son in the UK. The company made Model 1875 carbines for the Canadian Northwest Mounted Police and these are now very rare. They also made Winchester 66's in carbines and muskets, and Hotchkiss 6 shot, magazine carbines, US Model 1883. They also supplied Browning automatic rifles, Model 1817 rifles, Winchester trench guns during World War I. The Winchester Model 37 (M37) Single Shot Shotgun is an American firearm. It was in production from 1936-1963 with 1,015,554 units made. The first M37 shotguns were delivered on February 10, 1936 according to factory records. Notably M37 shotguns were not serial numbered. The M37 came in two styles, Standard and Boy's Model (introduced 1958). Modified choke or cylinder bore was furnished at no extra charge on special order only. During World War II, the American National Guard used Winchester model 37 12 gauge shotguns. Production changes included the folded sheet metal "pigtail" omission in the second year of production to a solid steel construction. Early Winchester models referred to as "Red Letter" shotguns were stamped with the Winchester name and filled with red custom enamel paint until 1948. Unfortunately, M37's were manufactured without date stamps or serial numbers. There are no factory records for the yearly number of shotguns produced from 1936-1963 the entire production run. The Winchester Model 37 uses a top-cocking lever, breakdown type of action with an automatic shell ejector. The outside hammer sit below the lever that release the barrel from the action. Modified choke or cylinder bore was furnished at no extra charge on special order only. The M37 was chambered in the following gauges and shells respectively: 12, 16, 20, 28, and 410 using 2 3/4", 2 3/4", 2 3/4", 2 7/8", 3" shells. The M37 unit weight was between 5 3/4 to 6 lbs, the fluctuation was dependent on the chambered gauge. With the many M37s that were made, this is the cheap shotgun, from a popular maker, that were behind every American farmer’s back door, or in the truck’s gun rack (Ref: Dictionary of Guns and Gunmakers by John Walter, Internet Gun Club, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_Model_37 , https://guns.fandom.com/wiki/Winchester_Model_37 , https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2019/11/27/i-have-this-old-gun-winchester-model-37-shotgun/ )

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