c1889 Antique WINCHESTER Model 1886 Lever Action .40-82 WCF REPEATING Rifle Octagonal Barrel & Tang Peep Sight

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c1889 Antique WINCHESTER Model 1886 Lever Action .40-82 WCF REPEATING Rifle

Octagonal Barrel & Tang Peep Sight

Here we present an antique Winchester Model 1886 Lever Action Rifle, made in 1889 in New Haven, Connecticut. The 1886 was a collaboration between John Moses Browning and his brother, Matthew Sandifer Browning, to build a big game rifle to replace the Model 1876. This was Browning’s first repeating rifle design adopted by Winchester. The 1886 rifle, often called “the best rifle in the world”, even made Theodore Roosevelt, later President of the United States, very fond of the large caliber Model 1886 repeating rifle during his western adventures on the plains.

From 1886 through 1935, almost 160,000 carbines and rifles were produced with calibers that ranged from the smaller 33WCF to the largest, 50-100, with the most popular caliber being the .45-70 and the 45-90. This rifle was a great improvement over the Model 1876. Its shorter, streamlined frame proved very popular and was well received by sportsmen, shooters, and law enforcement groups alike. The Model 1886 continued the trend towards chambering heavier rounds and had an all-new and considerably stronger locking-block action than the toggle-link Model 1876.

The included Cody Firearms Museum record request lists the rifle in .40-82 caliber with an octagon barrel and plain trigger when received at the warehouse on December 4, 1888 and shipped March 26, 1889 in order number 20009.

The overall condition is very good. Patina throughout. The action is excellent. The bore is shiny bright with sharp rifling. The stock has been refinished with some minor patching here and there. Solid throughout.

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Barrel is 26 inches.

Caliber: .40-82 WCF

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$4200
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