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Gunnruner Auction/Winchester Model 1886 "The Clevelander" 45-70 Caliber
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Anthony
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September 8, 2024 - 12:43 pm
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Sorry for no link as I’m hoping someone can post it here. In the current Gunrunner Auction for September,7, 2024, item #1 list a Winchester Model 1886, #56,992, 45-70 Caliber, in unbelievable condition, as another Attic find and another remarkable story. With a Cody letter, mfg. in 1891, according to the story, it was found in a house in Cleveland Ohio,(“The Clevelander”), from a forgotten hoarder. Smile

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September 8, 2024 - 12:54 pm
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Sorry for no link as I’m hoping someone can post it here. In the current Gunrunner Auction for September,7, 2024, item #1 list a Winchester Model 1886, #56,992, 45-70 Caliber, in unbelievable condition, as another Attic find and another remarkable story. With a Cody letter, mfg. in 1891, according to the story, it was found in a house in Cleveland Ohio,(“The Clevelander”), from a forgotten hoarder. Smile

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Antonio,

I was writing my opinion of this rifle while you posted this thread.  The link is included in my post.  Mark

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Looks like it was recently case hardened, but they forgot to do the butt plate. Look closely at the butt stock–IMHO—-Bill

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Thanks Mark! Smile

You can view the comment by Mark Douglas, with the link posted, under Winchester Rifles, his post; “Look at these case colors”

 

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