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Winchester Model 1886 .45-70 SN: 33963

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:600.00 USD Estimated At:1,200.00 - 1,850.00 USD
Winchester Model 1886 .45-70 SN: 33963
Special Order 'Sporting Rifle' manufactured circa 1889, has been refinished & restocked, appears to be rebuilt with some replacement parts. Features 26" octagon barrel, full length magazine tube, buckhorn sights, saddle ring, straight wrist, crescent buttplate. Bore is very good condition. Barrel shows a gray color with darker streaks, thinning on edges of barrel flats. Magazine tube is mostly a black color with brownish gray showing where scratched or rubbed. Receiver and lower tang retain 80% coverage of dark re-blue, with pits under the refinish. Finger lever is grayish brown with some bare metal showing on sharp edges. Bolt is in the white, with traces of original blue. Wood is very good condition, varnished, with fair fit to metal at tangs. Buttplate appears mounted slightly to right (not centered). Missing a screw from lower tang (appears to be mainspring tensioning screw). Action is smooth. Markings are generally good, readable with slight dishing. Rear sight is a loose fit in barrel dovetail. Condition is NRA Very Good - as refinished *** Antique Firearm ***