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November 11, 2012
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I’ve been wanting to buy an 1886 shooter in 33 Winchester and happened to see this one on GB. I’m not a collector of them but thought that these barrel markings were rather different. If you scroll down, You will see “Made in USA” and “Model 1886” in a rather large font. Especially pics 18 & 40. Was this typical for some of the last 86’s or was it for overseas sales? Bob
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=469215335
May 2, 2009
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Bob,
The guns looks original except for the sling swivels. At the end of production they did have those barrel stamps.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
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January 26, 2011
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That looks to be from the very end of the ’86 production for sure. John Madl’s 1886 book says that these markings were after 1934. Was this parts clean-up at that point?
Also, was the 86 the only model that had the Made in the USA stamp, I don’t recall seeing it on other models.
~Gary~
