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LOT 1009
Excellent Winchester Model 1886 Lever Action Rifle in .38-56 W.C.F. - Serial no. 136632A,
38-56 WCF cal., 26 inch octagon bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in 1905, this
is an outstanding example of a Winchester Model 1886 rifle. The Model 1886 was designed
by the legendary American firearms designer John Moses Browning, and it was Winchester’s
response to Marlin’s Model 1881, which was already capable of utilizing the most powerful
cartridges of the period five years earlier. The ‘86 gained popularity quickly in the American
West, where its powerful chamberings were capable of stopping most any dangers one might
face, and it remained popular well into the 20th century among ranchers, farmers and hunters.
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