The Cody letter describes this Winchester Model 1886 as: "Type Rifle, Caliber: 45/90, Barrel Type: Octagon," and "Trigger: Plain". The letter further states that this rifle was shipped from Winchester on November 12, 1892 and returned for repair on May 10, 1900. (It is was at this time that the writer believes it was upgraded to deluxe configuration.) The rifle has a full octagon barrel and full length magazine. The barrel has a sporting style front sight with nickel-silver blade and buckhorn style rear sight. The rear sight has a phosphorate finish and is a period replacement. A Lyman folding combination rear sight is mounted on the upper receiver tang. The barrel and magazine have a blue finish. The bolt is high polish blue and the loading gate and trigger have a fire blue finish. The forearm cap, receiver, hammer, lever and crescent buttplate are casehardened with vivid case colors. The stock and forearm are highly figured, fancy grain, walnut with a high polish piano finish and Winchester "Style H" checkering. The top barrel flat is roll-stamped with the two-line legend: "-MANUFACTURED BY THE-/WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN. CONN. U.S.A.-" ahead of the rear sight. The caliber designation "45-90 W.C.F" is roll-stamped on the top barrel flat between the rear sight and the receiver. "-MODEL 1886-" is roll-stamped on the upper receiver tang. The 1884 and 1885 patent dates are roll-stamped on the lower tang behind the trigger and the serial number is stamped in script letters between the tang screws. The assembly number "22" followed by a horizontal "S" is stamped on the lower left side of the tang beneath the stock wrist. "22" is stamped in the upper tang inlet of the stock and on the rear of the stock beneath the buttplate. "S" is stamped on the inside of the buttplate near the toe.