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Antique Winchester Model 1886 Lever Action Rifle

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Firearms & Armory Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:3,750.00 - 5,500.00 USD
Antique Winchester Model 1886 Lever Action Rifle
Manufactured in mid 1891. White dot blade front sight and adjustable semi-buckhorn rear sights on the full round barrel, which is marked with the standard two line address and the caliber designation. Blue barrel and shotgun buttplate with casehardened receiver, end cap, hammer, and lever. Early one line "-Model 1886-" marking on the upper tang, patent dates behind the trigger. Smooth straight grip stock with a full magazine and shotgun butt.
BBL: 26 inch round
Stock: walnut
Gauge: 38-56 WCF
Finish: blue/casehardened
Grips:
Serial Number: 55864


Very fine with 90% plus of the original blue finish remaining on the barrel with light thinning on some high points and the magazine tube and only very slight handling marks. Approximately 50% original case colors remain on the receiver vibrant and deep in sheltered areas and faint but still visible in more exposed areas the balance is a mottled gray patina with some spotting. Casehardened components retain the majority or their brilliant original case colors. The lightly sanded and reoiled wood is fine exhibiting only small pressure marks concentrated to the forearm. Overall a very fine example of an antique Winchester Model 1886.