Hello, I'm here looking for info. It's on an old Winchester. A guy I know just dropped it off at my house. He has had it for years and it came from a friends father. I told him I'd try to get some info on it knowing someone here could point me in the right direction.
It is a 1886 Winchester in 45-70, steel cresent buttplate, pistol grip stock , full length magazine, hand checkered pistol grip and forearm but worn a bit smooth from years of use, the forearm has a steel cap on the front, it has a hull Octagon barrel just a shade under 26" long, serial #147xxxA, flip up ladder sight on the barrel appx 6" ahead of the chamber end which appears to be marked for up to 300 yards, there appears to be a plastic or horn pistol grip cap with the words "Winchester Repeating Arms Co." encircling it held on by one center screw. It's obviously been a hunting gun all it's life with a browned patina over a lot of the blue. This is borne out by the stories of it's earlier use...Thanks for any help..What year was it made? Whats it worth? Is there a Winchester historian or address where he could get the history of this rifle traced to keep with it?...Thanks for any help....<><.... :grin:
