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Antique Winchester Model 1886 Lever Action Rifle

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:600.00 USD
Antique Winchester Model 1886 Lever Action Rifle
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Antique Winchester Model 1886 Lever Action Rifle, with glass-top display case, reloading tool, empty cartridge box, powder can, primer tin and several large-caliber cartridges, #98019, .38-56 W.C.F. cal., 26'' octagonal barrel with buckhorn sights, marked with maker's name and address on top flat, caliber at breech, full-length mag tube below; receiver has top ejection, bottom operating lever, ''Model 1886'' at top tang; two-piece oil-finished walnut stocks, the forend retained by a steel nosecap, the buttstock with crescent buttplate. Mfg'd ca. 1895, with blued barrel, the balance case hardened. Condition is very good retaining no original finishes (small traces of barrel blue) but a generally smooth gunmetal gray/brown, mag tube has 1/16'' hole drilled at left side, bottom dented midway along length, with corresponding dings to both sides of barrel. Stocks are sound with a secure crack at left wrist and a 1/16'' hole drilled in left side at mid-buttstock, showing scattered marks. Action is smooth but does not hold full-cock; bore is clean with light overall frosting and deep spiral rifling. Display case and accoutrements are very good. Est.: $1,200-$1,800. (Antique)(Special packaging required.)