SPECIAL ORDER 1886 .45-70 ROUND BARREL RIFLE, FULL MAGAZINE, SHOTGUN BUTT, MADE 1909
Description:
SPECIAL ORDER 1886 .45-70 ROUND BARREL RIFLE, FULL MAGAZINE, SHOTGUN BUTT, MADE 1909, Winchester call in sheet shows this rifle #144XXX as "Rifle, .45-70, round barrel, plain trigger, Lyman hunting front sight with flat top sporting rears sight, smokeless, shotgun butt- rubber, nickel steel barrel, shipped September 15, 1909," barrel side is stamped "Nickel Steel," fine deep barrel and mag blue that is showing only some minor spots of thinning/scuffing, still retains the sights mentioned in the letter, exc. wood with tight wood to metal fit and exc. Winchester embossed rubber butt plate with the beginnings of a crack in the middle that doesn't go to the edge- really minor, fine blue on the bolt and loading gate, receiver sides show over half the blue on the left side and a bit less on the right side with the balance mixing gray, fairly bright exc. bore, exc. screws, tight action and really attractive special order 1886 in the most desirable caliber, generally during this time of manufacture full length 26" barrels had been replaced with the extra light weight barrels in lengths of 22" for the .45-70 and 24" for the .33WCF- both standard with half magazines.
SOLD
Curio/Relic: Yes
Manufacturer:
Winchester
Model:
1886 Special Order
Serial Number:
144XXX
Caliber Info:
.45-70
Condition:
fine+
Barrels:
26" round