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VERY UNUSUAL SPECIAL ORDER 1886, .45-70 ROUND BARREL RIFLE, MADE 1909
Guns International #: 100796849 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Winchester Rifles - Model 1886 - Winchester Rifles - Lever Pre-64
Seller's Information
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Seller: goodmanguns
Company: William T. Goodman
Member Since: 10/16/15
First Name: William
Last Name: Goodman
State: Montana
Zip: 59715
Country: United States
Phone: (406) 587-3131
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 48
Total Number of Listings: 3300
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: checks, cashiers/bank check, money order
Description:
VERY UNUSUAL SPECIAL ORDER 1886, .45-70 ROUND BARREL RIFLE, MADE 1909, The Winchester Museum call-in sheet lists this as "Rifle, .45-70, round barrel, plain trigger, Sights: Lyman hunting front with flat top sporting rear, Smokeless, shotgun butt- rubber, Nickel steel barrel, received and shipped September 1909." Quite rare to find a nickel steel barrel on a .45-70 full length rifle, according to the Winchester Handbook by Madis, starting in about 1896 (103,000 serial range) the 1886 model barrels were made mainly in lightweight and few of the old style standard heavy round and octagon rifles were made after this, the Nickel Steel barrel is also unusual and the notation of "Smokeless" indicates this rifle was made for smokeless powder loads with jacketed bullets (which will rapidly wear out a non-nickel steel Winchester barrel). The only thing changed on this rifle is the front sight which is now a Marble No.2 blade/bead, fine deep barrel blue with some light thinning only, exc. mag tube blue, receiver shows about half blue and half gray with excellent blue on the bolt, exc. screws, exc. wood with tight wood to metal fit, tight action, bore will scrub out near exc. with some light surface corrosion toward the middle of the bore which may scrub out more, correct exc. original Winchester embossed shotgun butt plate.
SOLD
Curio/Relic: Yes
Manufacturer: Winchester
Model: 1886 ROUND BARREL RIFLE
Serial Number: 144XXX
Caliber Info: .45-70
Condition: fine+
Barrels: 26" round