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RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 RIFLE IN 38-70 WCF WITH 28 INCH BARREL
Guns International #: 103531557 Seller's Inventory #: W4530
Category: Winchester Rifles - Model 1886 - Winchester Rifles - Antique Lever
Seller's Information
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Seller: LeRoy Merz Antique Guns
Company: Merz Antique Guns
Member Since: 10/27/09
First Name: LeRoy
Last Name: Merz
State: Minnesota
Zip: 56538-0494
Country: United States
Phone: (218) 739-3255
Fax: (218) 739-4599
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 891
Total Number of Listings: 64762
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
3 days
Payment Types Accepted: Money orders, cashier or personal checks
Description:
28 inch octagon barrel chambered in the rare 38-70 WCF caliber with a dark bore showing scattered light roughness and visible rifling. Sights include a beaded blade front with sporting rear and a Lyman folding tang. Barrel and full length magazine tube are a blue/brown patina. Forend cap is a brown color. Casehardened receiver has slight traces of color in the protected areas with the balance having turned brown with some surface corrosion. Hammer and lever have traces of case colors. Faded blue on the loading gate.Special order Set Trigger that works. Crisp functioning action. Walnut stock set has an age darkened appearance with some handling mars and a rifle style buttplate. A very rare caliber as only 830 were produced and with the extra length barrel and set trigger this configuration should fill a hole in someones Winchester collection. This one was made in 1894 which is the first year for this caliber. Comes with a copy of a Cody Firearms letter stating the configuration and date of manufacture.
Leroy Merz Antique Firearms specializes in antique and vintage Winchesters and other fine American firearms. Since 1965 Mr. Merz has taken part in the world of firearms and has been a contributor to many well known reference books. We have hundreds of additional guns in every price range at our home online. Search for Merz Antiques in google.
SOLD
Antique: Yes
Rifle Caliber: .38-70 Winchester