This is a beautiful example of an antique Winchester Model 1886 lever action rifle that was manufactured in 1894. Chambered for the .40-65 W.C.F. cartridge, the rifle has a 26-inch octagon barrel with a fixed front German silver blade sight and adjustable semi-buckhorn rear sight. The barrel, full length magazine, and buttplate are blue. The trigger, bolt and loading gate have a fire-blue finish. The receiver, lever and hammer have a casehardened finish. The forearm and stock are varnished walnut with a crescent buttplate. The upper receiver tang has the early style, one-line marking: "- MODEL 1886-". The serial number is located on the end of the lower tang with the early, two line patent marking: "-PAT.OCT.14.1884. / JAN.20.1885.-" marked just behind the trigger. The top barrel flat is marked: "-MANUFACTUED BY THE- / -WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN.CONN. U.S.A.-" in two lines ahead of the rear sight. The caliber designation: "40-65 W.C.F." is located on the top of the barrel between the rear sight and the receiver. Based on the John Browning patent, the Model 1886 was one of the finest and strongest lever actions ever produced in a Winchester rifle.

Excellent. The barrel and magazine retain approximately 95% of the original blue finish with numerous spotty areas of blue loss on the forward third of the barrel and thinning on the magazine tube. The action retains approximately 90-95% of the bright vivid original case colors. The hammer, lever, and forend cap retain most of the original case colors, some of which are beginning to fade to gray, the remaining vivid. The bolt, loading gate, and trigger retain almost all of the bright fire blue finish with some thinning on the loading gate. The wood is excellent with virtually all of the original finish and only a few light handling marks. An excellent, high condition antique production Model 1886 lever action rifle.