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Winchester Model 1886 .45-90 SN: 55699

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:875.00 USD Estimated At:1,750.00 - 2,500.00 USD
Winchester Model 1886 .45-90 SN: 55699
'Sporting Rifle' manufactured circa 1891. Features 26" octagon barrel, full length magazine tube, buckhorn sights, straight wrist, crescent buttplate, fancy figured walnut with fiddleback grain. Bore is good condition, frosted with tiny pits, strong rifling. Barrel retains 20% blue, mostly on flats, remaining metal fading to brown and thinning, especially at edges. Magazine tube retains 60% thinning blue, turning to gray. Action displays a grayish color with brown flecks, small areas of pitting, scratches and dents, brighter almost bare metal on top tang and bottom of receiver.. Buttplate is reblued over previous light pitting. Wood is very good condition, many small scratches & dents, good fit to metal. Action is smooth. Two line barrel address is readable, slightly dished across middle. Serial number is shallow, readable, even depth. Model marking on top tang is crisp, with light patina across letters. Condition is NRA Very Good *** Antique Firearm ***