This is an example of a Winchester Model 1886 Sporting Rifle manufactured in 1892 in the desirable 45-90 W.C.F. caliber with the casehardened receiver, which Winchester discontinued in 1901. The top barrel flat is marked with the two line address ahead of the rear sight and "45-90 W.C.F." at the breech end. The upper tang is marked "-MODEL 1886-" and the lower tang is marked with the 1884 and 1885 patent dates directly behind the trigger and the serial number to the rear. The barrel is equipped with a silver blade front sight, adjustable rear buckhorn sight. Full magazine tube, blue finished barrel and magazine tube with casehardened finish on the remaining parts. Mounted with a smooth walnut forearm and straight grip stock with a crescent buttplate.