This is an excellent example of a Winchester Model 1886 Semi-Deluxe short rifle that was manufactured in 1900. This Extra Lightweight Take-Down Rifle has a 22-inch round barrel, full-length magazine, special order pistol grip stock with shotgun buttplate and set-triggers. The barrel, magazine, forearm cap and receiver are blued and the hammer and lever are casehardened. The straight grain walnut stock and forearm have a varnish finish. The stock has a hard rubber pistol grip cap embossed "WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS" and a black, checkered, hard rubber buttplate with the round Winchester logo in the center. The barrel has a dove-tail mounted Lyman front sight and a sporting style rear sight with serrated edges and screw-adjustable center notch. A Lyman "N-Ni" Model 86 receiver sight is mounted on the left side of the receiver. The top of the barrel is roll-stamped: "MANUFACTURED BY THE/-WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN.CONN.U.S.A.-" in two lines ahead of the rear sight. "NICKEL STEEL" is roll-stamped on the left side of the barrel below the rear sight. The caliber "45-70" is stamped on the top of the barrel between the rear sight and the receiver. The upper receiver tang is roll-stamped: "-MODEL 1886-". The lower tang is stamped with the two-line patent dates behind the trigger and the serial number, "124855", behind the tang screw.
BBL: 22 inch round
Stock:
Gauge: 45-70
Finish: blue
Grips:
Serial Number: 124855

Excellent plus. The rifle retains 98% of the bright original blue finish. Wear is limited to some very minor finish loss on the muzzle and one or two nearly undetectable handling marks on the sides of the receiver. The loading lever has nearly 95% of the original, vivid casehardened finish. The right side of the hammer has some minor function wear. The excellent buttstock and forearm are in excellent condition. The stock retains nearly all the original varnish finish; wear is limited to several minor handling marks. The forearm is also in excellent condition with nearly all of the original finish and has a few minor handling marks. The barrel and receiver markings are perfect and the bore is mirror bright. This is an outstanding example of a Winchester Model 1886 Special order, Extra Lightweight Take-Down Short Rifle.