Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Co. is pleased to present this lever-action rifle today for a penny-start auction, this is the Winchester Repeating Arms Model 1886.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Winchester Repeating Arms
Model: 1886
Serial: 103476
Date of Manufacture: 1895 (According to https://winchestercollector.org/dates/)
Caliber: .40-65 WCF
Finish: Blue "In The White"
Barrel Length: 28" Octagon Barrel
Optics/Sights: Dovetailed Blade Front with Dovetailed Adjustable Semi-Buckhorn Rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth Straight Grip Walnut Buttstock with Smooth Walnut Fore-end
Action: Lever-Action
Markings: Standard / The top of the barrel is marked "-MANUFACTURED BY THE- WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN, CONN.U.S.A.-", and "40-65 W.C.F." The top tang is marked "-MODEL 1886-". The bottom tang is marked with the serial number "103476".
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Winchester Model 1886 is a large-frame, lever-action repeating rifle designed by John Browning to handle the era’s most powerful big-game cartridges. It effectively replaced the Model 1876 by completely abandoning the weaker, toggle-link frame in favor of an innovative dual vertical locking bolt mechanism that keys the receiver and bolt together for unprecedented strength. Produced from 1886 until 1935 across a total production run of nearly 160,000 units, the firearm featured a baseline standard configuration of a 26-inch barrel and a magazine tube ranging from 7 to 9 rounds. The rifle debuted in heavy .45-70 Government, .45-90 W.C.F., and .40-82 W.C.F. centerfire calibers, eventually expanding to include subsequent standard offerings like .40-65 W.C.F. and .38-56 W.C.F., alongside niche chamberings like .38-70 W.C.F., .40-70 W.C.F., .33 W.C.F., and the massive .50-110 and .50-100-450 Express "buffalo" cartridges.
Model: 1886
Serial: 103476
Date of Manufacture: 1895 (According to https://winchestercollector.org/dates/)
Caliber: .40-65 WCF
Finish: Blue "In The White"
Barrel Length: 28" Octagon Barrel
Optics/Sights: Dovetailed Blade Front with Dovetailed Adjustable Semi-Buckhorn Rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth Straight Grip Walnut Buttstock with Smooth Walnut Fore-end
Action: Lever-Action
Markings: Standard / The top of the barrel is marked "-MANUFACTURED BY THE- WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN, CONN.U.S.A.-", and "40-65 W.C.F." The top tang is marked "-MODEL 1886-". The bottom tang is marked with the serial number "103476".
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Winchester Model 1886 is a large-frame, lever-action repeating rifle designed by John Browning to handle the era’s most powerful big-game cartridges. It effectively replaced the Model 1876 by completely abandoning the weaker, toggle-link frame in favor of an innovative dual vertical locking bolt mechanism that keys the receiver and bolt together for unprecedented strength. Produced from 1886 until 1935 across a total production run of nearly 160,000 units, the firearm featured a baseline standard configuration of a 26-inch barrel and a magazine tube ranging from 7 to 9 rounds. The rifle debuted in heavy .45-70 Government, .45-90 W.C.F., and .40-82 W.C.F. centerfire calibers, eventually expanding to include subsequent standard offerings like .40-65 W.C.F. and .38-56 W.C.F., alongside niche chamberings like .38-70 W.C.F., .40-70 W.C.F., .33 W.C.F., and the massive .50-110 and .50-100-450 Express "buffalo" cartridges.
To accommodate buyers, Winchester offered a vast array of cataloged variations and standalone special order options. Original sporting rifle barrels were offered in lengths ranging from the standard 26 inches to 36 inches, with configurations like the 28-inch barrel offering shooters a longer sight radius and improved velocity. Winchester's highly flexible ordering system allowed working-class shooters to purchase a plain-finish, straight-wrist rifle customized with a single non-standard variation—such as a single mechanical adjustment to the barrel, a specific magazine tube length, or a double-set trigger—while completely omitting luxury upgrades like checkered deluxe pistol-grip stocks. Early-production models featured case-hardened receivers, hammers, and levers, which Winchester eventually phased out in favor of blued receivers around the turn of the century.
Mechanically, the action uses two steel blocks that slide vertically into tracks in the receiver walls, creating a rock-solid lockup that allowed the rifle to transition from traditional black powder to high-pressure smokeless loads. While the original platform was eventually retired and streamlined into the modernized Winchester Model 71 in 1935, the 1886 remains a high-utility masterpiece of structural engineering. Today, because Winchester frequently adjusted catalog configurations and dealer inventory offerings over the rifle's 50-year run, collectors rely on official factory letters from the Cody Firearms Museum to definitively verify whether specific non-standard barrel lengths, magazine configurations, or finishes were custom-ordered or standard factory variants.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3-day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Shipping Details
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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Additional Information
GunbrokerLink: |
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1191977483 |
BidPrice: |
0.01 |
AuctionEndDate: |
2026-08-09 21:00:00 |
CurrentBid: |
1580 |
SoldOutTime: |
2026-08-09 17:14:32 |
