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Cimarron 1866 Yellowboy Carbine

Name: Cimarron 1866 Yellowboy Carbine
Brand: Cimarron

Lever action · .45 Colt · introduced 1991

Also known as Yellowboy Carbine, Model 1866 Carbine

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About the Cimarron 1866 Yellowboy Carbine

The Cimarron 1866 Yellowboy Carbine is a lever-action carbine and a faithful reproduction of the Winchester Model 1866, manufactured in Italy by Uberti and imported by Cimarron Firearms. Nicknamed the "Yellowboy" for its distinctive polished brass receiver and buttplate, it retains the toggle-link action and Nelson King's side loading gate that made the original the first practical repeating cowboy rifle. Chambered here in .45 Colt with a 19-inch round barrel, tubular magazine, saddle ring, and straight-grained walnut stock, it is popular with Cowboy Action Shooting competitors and Old West enthusiasts.

The original Winchester Model 1866 the Yellowboy replicates was carried worldwide, from the American frontier to the Ottoman Turkish army, and its brass frame earned the enduring "Yellowboy" nickname.

Cimarron 1866 Yellowboy Carbine specifications

General

Type: Carbine
Action: Lever action
Firing mechanism: Hammer-fired
Trigger: Single stage
Calibres: .45 Colt
Magazine capacity: 10 rounds
Magazine: Tubular

Dimensions

Barrel length: 483 mm (19.0 in)
Overall length: 940 mm (37.0 in)
Weight (empty): 3.35 kg (7.39 lb)

Barrel

Rifling twist: 1:16 in (406 mm)
Rifling: Right hand
Grooves: 6

Materials

Barrel: Steel
Receiver / frame: Brass
Stock: Walnut
Finish: blued

Performance

Muzzle velocity (typical): 300 m/s (984 fps)
Muzzle energy (typical): 729 J (538 ft·lb)
Effective range: 150 m

History

Introduced: 1991
Production status: In production
Country of origin: IT
Designer: Nelson King

Features

Brass receiver
Brass buttplate
Side loading gate
Saddle ring
Walnut stock
Case hardened lever

Safety

Half cock hammer

Cimarron sources the 1866 Yellowboy from Aldo Uberti in Gardone Val Trompia, Italy. Offered in carbine, short rifle, sporting rifle, and trapper configurations across chamberings including .45 Colt, .44-40 WCF, .38 Special, and .22 LR.