Offered here is a Winchester Model 1886 rifle chambered in highly desirable and factory documented .50-110 Express. The accompanying factory letter lists the serial number as applied on July 29, 1890, and confirms the octagon barrel in .50-110 Express caliber and plain trigger (no mention of the wood). The rifle was received in the warehouse on September 25, 1890 and shipped the same day. Although the deluxe checkered wood does not letter, the rifle likely returned to the factory for the deluxe upgrade. The rifle is fitted with a dovetail blade front sight and four leaf express sight marked 1 through 4. The top barrel flat is stamped with the two-line Winchester address ahead of the rear sight and "50-EX" at the breech. "-MODEL 1886-" is marked on the upper tang. The lower tang has the patent dates and serial number. The checkered forearm and straight grip stock are deluxe walnut. Rifle lacks assembly numbers and deluxe walnut markings. The buttstock is fitted with a blued steel shotgun buttplate. Released in 1893-1894, the .50 Express cartridge was one of the most powerful commercial cartridges available at the time, being very comparable to the safari cartridges favored by European sportsman. Demand for the cartridge in the United States was low however, and relatively few of these rifles were manufactured, making them extremely desirable pieces in today's collector market!