Winchester Model 1886 rifle manufactured c. 1881. This rifle has the Fourth Model receiver with single tang screw and serial number located on the lower tang. The rifle has a round barrel and full-length magazine. The steel crescent buttplate has a sliding brass trapdoor. The barrel has a sporting style front sight with nickel-silver blade and buckhorn, sporting style, rear sight. The upper receiver tang is factory drilled and tapped. The magazine has the second style cap secured by a screw, and the steel forearm cap is secured by screws threaded to a tension on either side of the barrel. The hammer spur has fine knurling with a border along the bottom edge. The rifle has the distinctive brass receiver with blued barrel, magazine, and forearm cap and casehardened hammer, lever, trigger, and buttplate. The loading gate has a nitre blue finish. The stock and forearm are oil-finished, straight grain American walnut. The top of the barrel is roll-stamped with the two-line legend: "WINCHESTER'S-REPEATING-ARMS. NEW HAVEN. CT./ KING'S-IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED-MARCH 29. 1866. OCTOBER 16. 1860." ahead of the rear sight. The serial number is stamped in script numerals on the lower tang behind the lever latch.