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Winchester Model 1886 45-90

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:900.00 USD Estimated At:1,800.00 - 2,400.00 USD
Winchester Model 1886 45-90
British proofed American lever action rifle, with British Gun Maker mark on stock. Has been re-worked/repaired. Features blued & case color finish, 26" round barrel, blade front sight in raised dovetail block, express sight on barrel with one standing and one falling leaf, full length magazine tube, early type latch on left side of lever, checkered walnut forend with thicker step contour to rear, smooth walnut stock with straight wrist & shotgun butt, solid rubber recoil pad. Repair evident on right side of hammer. Small divot machined into underside of finger lever. Bore is good condition, bright with strong rifling, showing very light frosting. Retains 10% original finish, barrel and mag tube have faded to a dull dark gray color, some bare metal where cleaned, some patina spots. Receiver colors are now mottled dark & light gray, bare metal on edges & high spots. Wood is good condition with scratches and small dents, oil staining next to receiver. Checkering on forend shows smoothing, erosion to portions of pattern. Some tiny cracks visible behind tang. Markings are generally readable, with some thinning in barrel address. Bottom tang markings include patent dates, and hand stamped "111" (possibly three vertical punch marks, not numbers) and "770". Lower tang has been shortened, and stock inlet filled with a matching piece of wood. Stamp on stock behind bottom tang is oval shaped, stamped over top of repair, "EDWINSON GREEN / GUN MAKERS / CHELTENHAM", faint, most letters readable under magnification from a slight angle. A factory letter on this rifle could be possibly very interesting. Condition is NRA Good+ *** Antique Firearm ***