Mike

Ben said
I haven't shipped ammo in several years... from the rumors I've heard, UPS has become a nightmare... could some of the more enlightened members assist my feeble mind on this subject?  I'm looking to sell some older stuff off before it gets too heavy. No .577 in my stash, for that you will need to go see Bert.  
  

Ben you can’t beat UPS!

The USPS is absolutely undependable. Fedex is ok but seems to always miss delivery dates by a day or 2. In my experience of both buying and selling, UPS is in a league of their own! Just my opinion but can’t imagine anyone has had an overall good experience with the USPS!

oldcrankyyankee said

mrcvs said

oldcrankyyankee said

mrcvs said
https://whiskeyrebellionantiques.com/products/antique-winchester-model-1886-45-90-wcf-manufactured-1894-special-order-26-half-octagon-half-round-barrel?_pos=1&_psq=winchester+1886&_psid=d567ff7ef&_ss=e
Rough.  At $4650, priced at two to three times what it’s worth.
  

Ian, I concur. The internet has made every one think they have something special. I would be embarrassed to tell what 4600 has gotten me.
  

You’re joking.  Don’t tell me you purchased that wonderful carbine Birthday treat firearm for just that—$4600!
  

Ian, I am struggling to show you some pictures of $4500 86's. But the one picture JWA fixed for me has one, it is the top one. Semi deluxe ELW. 
  

Try me at orpingtondarwin@yahoo.com

Also, there’s a PM you never responded to regarding an 1886 Carbine with fancy walnut.

mrcvs said

oldcrankyyankee said

mrcvs said
https://whiskeyrebellionantiques.com/products/antique-winchester-model-1886-45-90-wcf-manufactured-1894-special-order-26-half-octagon-half-round-barrel?_pos=1&_psq=winchester+1886&_psid=d567ff7ef&_ss=e
Rough.  At $4650, priced at two to three times what it’s worth.
  

Ian, I concur. The internet has made every one think they have something special. I would be embarrassed to tell what 4600 has gotten me.
  

You’re joking.  Don’t tell me you purchased that wonderful carbine Birthday treat firearm for just that—$4600!
  

Ian, I am struggling to show you some pictures of $4500 86's. But the one picture JWA fixed for me has one, it is the top one. Semi deluxe ELW. 

JWA said

oldcrankyyankee said
Sorry Bert, it came back with the same message. HTTP Error. Upload URL might be wrong or doesn't exist..
  

Your image is attached to your post, it is just not showing with your text.  It might be a wee bit too large.  Here it is smaller and rotated for you.

Jeff i will check on that. I was trying to post 2 other photos. They obviously didn't go thru. Computers are my kryptonite! 

I am offering this gun for sale to this Winchester Community prior to signing a consignment deal with RIAC. Figured we could "Keep it in the club" if anyone has interest, otherwise, let the world take a crack at it. 

This is a Henry pattern rifle Dated 1870 and marked “LEOPOLD BERNARD CANNONIER A PARIS,” on the underside of the damascus steel barrel. This extraordinary French lever-action repeating rifle has a documented collector history stretching back more than six decades. By 1962, it was in the collection of Robert F. Wolfskill and featured in Shooting Times in the article “A French Henry Rifle.” In 1992, it was again documented by C.W. Slagle in The Winchester Repeater and illustrated in R.L. Wilson’s landmark book Winchester: An American Legend, pp. 16–17. The rifle later appeared at major firearms auctions, including Little John’s in 1998, Lot 776, and James D. Julia in 2003 and 2007, giving it an unusually strong published and auction-record trail for such a rare experimental arm. It ultimately remained in the Ladd Hellenbrand collection before being gifted in 2026 to me, preserving an exceptional chain of provenance around what appears to be a highly unusual, possibly one-off French interpretation/collaboration of the Henry/Winchester repeating-rifle system.

I'm asking $20,000 OBO, and the rifle includes original copies of all the provenance publications mentioned above. 

Feel free to PM me for more pictures and details. 

oldcrankyyankee said
Sorry Bert, it came back with the same message. HTTP Error. Upload URL might be wrong or doesn't exist..
  

Your image is attached to your post, it is just not showing with your text.  It might be a wee bit too large.  Here it is smaller and rotated for you.

oldcrankyyankee said

Sorry this sight will no longer let me post pics for some reason, but would be happy too other wise.
  

Tom,

As a bona fide WACA member, there is no reason why you cannot post pictures.  That stated, you must verify that you are attempting to upload .jpg files versus a .heic file.  Many of the new (modern) cell phones and digital camera automatically (default) save all pictures as a ".heic" files unless you change the setting on your camera.

Bert

mrcvs said

oldcrankyyankee said

mrcvs said
https://whiskeyrebellionantiques.com/products/antique-winchester-model-1886-45-90-wcf-manufactured-1894-special-order-26-half-octagon-half-round-barrel?_pos=1&_psq=winchester+1886&_psid=d567ff7ef&_ss=e
Rough.  At $4650, priced at two to three times what it’s worth.
  

Ian, I concur. The internet has made every one think they have something special. I would be embarrassed to tell what 4600 has gotten me.
  

You’re joking.  Don’t tell me you purchased that wonderful carbine Birthday treat firearm for just that—$4600!
  

Defiantly can't say that! But I have bought some very nice 86's for that including a deluxe 33 from 1902 and a semi deluxe ELW. And for Mr. Ellison's sake an antique 86 in 45-90 with an extra heavy 30" barrel and X wood. Yes it letters. Sorry this sight will no longer let me post pics for some reason, but would be happy too other wise.