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Category - Winchester Rifles - Model 1886 - Winchester Rifles - Antique Lever

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Winchester Rifles - Model 1886
Winchester Rifles - Antique Lever

Winchester Model 1886 .45-70 - ANTIQUE, 28" OCTAGONAL BARREL, FULL MAG TUBE vintage firearms inc

Description:
General Specs: Winchester, Year 1897, .45-70, 9lb, LOP 13 5/16"
Serial Number: 112335

With rifles trending towards larger and more powerful cartridges, Browning designed the Model 1886 to take advantage of the newest chamberings. Regarded as one of the finest lever actions to be produced by Winchester, the Model 1886 was an instant success, being marketed from 1886 to 1935 with almost one hundred and sixty thousand produced.

Offered in many different calibers the most popular being the .45-70. The standard 1886 rifle came with a round barrel that measured 26" in length; our example was a special order rifle with its 28" Octagonal barrel and full magazine holding an extra round. A nickel-silver front blade and a tang mounted Lyman peep sight adjustable for elevation give this classic rifle a very useful long sight base.

Although manufactured in 1897, 85% of this gun's original Winchester vivid case color is still visible on the receiver, hammer, lever and both top and bottom tangs. Internally the action functions perfectly with a trigger that breaks crisply with no creep and a bore that shines like a mirror with perfect sharp rifling. This rifle is almost a century and a quarter old, and is still ready for use. Fit the crescent buttplate to your shoulder and like Theodore Roosevelt and countless other big game hunters, feel the thrill of holding the premier Winchester Lever gun, the 1886! Perfection!

Barrel Length:  28"
Bores:  Excellent+
% Blue:  97% going to patina
Sights:  Front blade, rear capped, Tang peep
Action:  Lever
Ejectors or Extractors:  Extractor
Receiver Condition:  85% Case color, going to patina
Screws:  Very good
Trigger Type:  Single-crisp
Trigger Guard Color:  85% Case color
Stock Type:  Straight/ Field forend with metal cap
LOP:  13 5/16"
LOP To End Of Wood:  13"
Butt Treatment:  metal - crescent
 
There is a 30 day mechanical warranty on this gun. Call us for full details, or to purchase #616-292-6240. If you have any questions please call or email us. Thanks! Vintage Firearms Inc

Payment Methods: Credit Card, Money Order, Certified Check, Personal Check, Wire Transfer (Advertised price reflects 3% cash discount. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3% higher.)
Inspection Period / Return Policy: Three Days from the date the item was received.
Sales Tax: Collected in AR, IL, KS, MI, PA, TN
Shipping & Insurance: Ground $210.00 within the continental U.S. Additional fees for HI & AK. We ship internationally with additional fees!
Item Condition: Used
Requires FFL?: Yes

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We employ full time gunsmiths on premises and can perform alterations to suit your needs within a few weeks of purchase. Common requests are: -stock bending to suit your particular requirements -addition of any specified butt pad to increase length of pull -alteration of chokes to suit your shooting preferences -lengthening of chambers and forcing cones -darkening stock color with penetrating stains -restoring any part of the gun including rust blue, charcoal blue, bone and charcoal case color, wood restoration and checkering recuts. If you like one our guns but it needs "tweaked", let us know and we can quote you a time and price. Some enthusiasts like the guns "as found" and others want them "just so". We often list guns as found and let the particular buyer choose how they want their gun to fit or look.

SOLD

Antique: Yes
Rifle Caliber: .45-70 Government