The included factory letter confirms the special order 30 inch, .40-82 barrel and the plain trigger and also indicates the rifle was received and shipped on October 5, 1889, as part of order 3408. The rifle has a German silver blade front sight, standard two-line address marking, an adjustable sporting rear sight, full length magazine tube, smooth forend, standard receiver markings, and a smooth straight wrist stock with rifle buttplate. The Model 1886 was the first lever action rifle manufactured by Winchester based on a John M. Browning design after they started their profitable relationship with the Browning Brothers through J. M. Browning's famous single shot design.