WINCHESTER 1886 SADDLE RING CARBINE 40-65 WCF 22" BARREL CIRCA 1890
Guns International #: 102971079 Seller's Inventory #: 45545
Category: Winchester Rifles - Model 1886 - Winchester Rifles - Antique Lever

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Seller: MALLARDS SHOOTING SUPPLY AND APPAREL
Company: MALLARDS SHOOTING SUPPLY AND APPAREL
Member Since: 5/10/23
First Name: MALLARDS
Last Name: SALES CONSULTANT
State: Florida
Zip: 34429
Country: United States
Phone: (352) 794-3507
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Description:
THE WINCHESTER 1886 SADDLE RING CARBINE WAS A RUGGED RIFLE DESIGNED BY JOHN MOSES BROWNING THAT OFFERED MORE FIREPOWER THAN THE EARLIER MODEL 1876, BUT, IN A SMALLER MORE ROBUST PACKAGE. THIS, JUST AS ITS PREDECESSOR, THE MODEL 1886 QUICKLY FOUND POPULARITY AMONG THOSE ON THE FRONTIER WHO NEEDED A RIFLE AS RUGGED AS THEIR LIFESYTLE. THIS MODEL 1886 SADDLE RING CARBINE CHAMBERED IN 40-65 WCF IS ONE OF THE RAREST CALIBERS TO FIND THIS MODEL OF RIFLE IN. A WINCHESTER FACTORY LETTER STATES THAT THE RIFLE LEFT THE FACTORY ON JULY 17TH 1890 THE LETTER ALSO CONFIRMS THE CHAMBERING OF 40-65 WCF, ACCORDING TO WELL-KNOWN WINCHESTER HISTORIAN AND RESEARCHER JOHN MADDIS THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 433 MADE OF THE WINCHESTER 1886 CARBINES MADE IN THE 40-65 WCF CHAMBERING THAT WERE LISTED IN THE FACTORY RECORDS, THIS GUN IS CERTAINLY VERY RARE. 
THE CARBINE IS FITTED WITH A PINNED BLADE FRONT SIGHT, AND A REAR FOLDING LADDER SIGHT, MARKED 1873, AND GRADUATED TO 900 YARDS, THE TOP OF THE BARRELHAS THE TWO-LINE WINCHESTER HADED OF THE REAR SIGHT AND 40-65 WCF AT THE BREECH. THE UPPER TANG IS MARKED MODEL 1886 
THE LOWER TANG HAS THE PATENT DATES MARKED AS WELL AS THE SERIAL NUMBER. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE COLOR CASE-HARDENED  RECEIVER IS FITTED WITH A SADDLE RING. THE RIFLE IS MOUNTED IN A PLAIN WALNUT FOREARM AND A ENGLISH STRAIGHT GRIP WALNUT STOCK WITH A COLOR CASE HARDENED CRESCENT CARBINE BUTT PLATE. 
VERY FINE OVERALL CONDITION, RETAINING 85% OF THE ORIGINAL BLUED FINISH, WITH SOME THINING TO BROWN. THE RECEIVER RETAINS 75% OF THE ORIGINAL COLOR CASE HARDENING ON THE RECEIVER. THE BUTT PLATE HAS 90% OF THE ORIGINAL COLOR CASE HARDENING ON THE BUTT PLATE. THE WOOD IS IN VERY FINE CONDITION WITH SOME VERY MINOR SCATTERED HANDLING MARKS MECHANICALLY EXCELLENT, TRULY A SIGHT TO BEHOLD, A TRUE PIECE OF HISTORY IF ONLY IT COULD TALK. 

Price: $21,999.00

Antique: Yes
Rifle Caliber: .40-65 Winchester
Manufacturer: WINCHESTER
Model: 1886 SADDLE RING CARBINE
Serial Number: 45545
Barrel Length: 22
Bore: EXCELLENT
Condition: VERY FINE
Metal Condition: VERY FINE
Wood Condition: VERY FINE
Bore Condition: EXCELLENT
Action: LEVER ACTION
Triggers: SINGLE
Stock: WALNUT ENGLISH STRAIGHT GRIP STOCK
Fore End: CARBINE STYLE WALNUT FOREARM
Butt Pad: CRESCENT METAL COLOR CASE HARDENED BUTT
LOP: 13 3/4
Finish: COLOR CASE HARDENED AND BLUED
Sights: PINNED BLADE STYLE FRONT SIGHT, REAR LADDER SIGHT
Manufacture Date: 1890
Item Location: Florida