1886 Winchester
Bert;
Sorry about replying in this forum, the comp with your address crashed.
Re. my '86, serial number 134150 with suffix A.
Cody letter says: carbine, 45-70,
rec'd in warehouse May 18/05,
rec'd in warehouse Sept.25/05 Lyman front sight and sights fitted, shipped Sept. 26/05,
order number 26591-A
I haven't been able to find out if all '86 carbines had the saddle ring and strap studs (mine has both). I thought maybe the Cody letter would perhaps mention that sort of detail.
I don't know if the rear sight is a 'correct' one but it is a flip -back type(about 1 and 1/2 inches tall) but has no yard markings on it.
I am well pleased with the Cody letter, it and the local history of this Winchester go together well. At some point I will be able to have pictures to show how it 'aged' in northern Canada.
Regards,
Jim Purdy
Sorry about replying in this forum, the comp with your address crashed.
Re. my '86, serial number 134150 with suffix A.
Cody letter says: carbine, 45-70,
rec'd in warehouse May 18/05,
rec'd in warehouse Sept.25/05 Lyman front sight and sights fitted, shipped Sept. 26/05,
order number 26591-A
I haven't been able to find out if all '86 carbines had the saddle ring and strap studs (mine has both). I thought maybe the Cody letter would perhaps mention that sort of detail.
I don't know if the rear sight is a 'correct' one but it is a flip -back type(about 1 and 1/2 inches tall) but has no yard markings on it.
I am well pleased with the Cody letter, it and the local history of this Winchester go together well. At some point I will be able to have pictures to show how it 'aged' in northern Canada.
Regards,
Jim Purdy
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What was total production for the 1886 Deluxe rifle? Were all stocks and for ends checkered or were some without checkering? Thanks for any help! 0 -
There currently are no published records or lists that provide the information you seek. That stated, the Cody Firearms Musuem has the orignal factory warehouse ledgers for the vast majority of the 160,000 Model 1886s that were manufactured between May 26th, 1886 and December of 1928.
It would require a very time intensive survey of every serial number listed in the ledgers to come up with the answer to your question, and based on personal experience, that would take several years to complete. That stated, and strictly from personal experience and observation (I have looked at a substantial number of the Model 1886 warehouse ledger pages over the past many years), my estimate is that somewhere between 3% to 6% of the total production consisted of Fancy (deluxe) Sporting Rifles.
In answer to your question... quote:Were all stocks and for ends checkered or were some without checkering?
... is that some deluxe stocks were not checkered, but they are relatively rare.0
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