| Winchester Model 1910 | |
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| Type | Semi-automatic rifle |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| Used by |  France  Russia |
| Wars | World War I |
| Production history | |
| Designer | T.C. Johnson |
| Manufacturer | Winchester Repeating Arms Company |
| Produced | 1910 to 1936 |
| No. built | 20,787 |
| Variants | "Plain" and "Fancy Finish" Rifles |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 8 lb (3.6 kg) to 9 lb (4.1 kg) |
| Length | 38 in (970 mm) |
| Barrel length | 20 in (510 mm) |
| Cartridge | .401 Winchester Self-Loading |
| Action | Blowback |
| Rate of fire | Semi-automatic |
| Feed system | Detachable 4-round box magazine |
| Sights | Open iron sights and optional tang or receiver-mounted aperture sights |
The Winchester Model 1910 (also known as the Model 10) is a blowback operated semi-automatic rifle produced by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company beginning in 1910 with production ending in 1936. This rifle is fed from a 4-round capacity, detachable box magazine located immediately forward of the trigger guard. Winchester only chambered the model 1910 in the .401 Winchester Self-Loading or .401 WSL cartridge.[1]
The basic design for the Model 1910 is covered by *U.S. patent 681,481 issued August 27, 1901 and assigned to Winchester by Thomas Crossley Johnson, a key firearms designer for Winchester. This patent was initially used to protect the design of the rimfire Winchester Model 1903, but came to be applied toward the centerfire Winchester Self Loading rifle series, which includes the Model 1905, Model 1907, and Model 1910.[2]
- ^ West, Bill R. (1964) Winchester For Over a Century Stockton Trade Press, p. III-7
- ^ US Patent Number 681481: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=681481