Though I am both and owner and lover of the Uberti replica Henry and 73 Winchester, the most important rifle of the west of definatly the Springfield Trapdoor. It was the infantry rifle and cavalry carbine of the entire western era. The indians used the Winchesters as others have noted here.
As I said before, I didn't vote for the Henry due to it's limited production, but RockyMtnTactical makes a very good point about it being the design that started the whole lever era. I didn't think of that.
They all played a part, but my personal favorite is the .38 40. Watching old western hero movies does not depict actual events of how the west was settled.
I know the 66 and 73 really did the bulk of the work, but the Henry was their first and paved the way for the other guns. So it becomes a question of when you consider it settled. I vote for the Henry.
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