An 1886 Winchester Rifle. 44 ½” overall, 25 ¼” round 40.32 WCF barrel with blade fore sight & adjustable crescent rear sight. Engraved two line address ‘Manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Co New Haven. Conn USA’. Blued steel action with underlever, stamped Model 1886 on upper tang & ‘Pat. Oct 1884 Jan.20.1885 M’ on lower tang. Numbered under the action ‘17788’. Steel crescent butt plate, oiled walnut stock & fore end, steel fore end cap & tubular under barrel magazine.
An attractive gun in very good condition, retaining nearly all its original finish, very good bore.
Number 1778 made in 1887