Given the historic breakthroughs achieved with the Henry rifle, Winchester improved on its design to make it even more useful on both the range and the battlefield. In 1866, they introduced Nelson King's patented spring-steel loading gate, as well as a wood forend for added comfort. These changes led to the creation of the "Yellowboy," the earliest version of the quintessential cowboy rifle whose lines and basic functioning survive to this day. Uberti offers striking recreations of the 1866 Yellowboy with polished Walnut stocks, beautiful brass receivers and blued octagonal barrels. This model is chambered in 45 Long Colt cartridges, and features a handy 20-inch barrel length.