Need to ask a favor of someone with a Cody membership....

[Killer Kanuck]

I was out tonight to take a look at a Winchester model 1886, and it just seemed like an odd combination - 40-65 caliber, heavy round barrel, and a 1/2 magazine. The muzzle end looked unnaturally flat, but I haven't seen a lot of 1886s in person, so I wouldn't be a good judge.
If I have the serial number, would it be possible for someone with a Cody membership to look up the factory configuration to see if it's still in factory original condition, or if it's been rebarreled or modified in some way?

 

[Meanea]

Win. 1886,
Date in: 10-17-1891
Type: Rifle
Caliber: 40/65
Barrel: Round
Trigger: Plain
1/2 Magazine
Date shipped: 10-20-1891
Order: 13048

Meanea

 

[MadDog]

Wow your good AW.

He didn't even post a serial number!

 

[Killer Kanuck]

Thanks Meanea. Sounds like she's still as she was when she left the factory. I'll post some pics if the owner and I can come to a deal.

 

[Road King]

Would this be the gun?

I lettered this gun last year. The owner must be collecting letters.

Win. 1886, SN 61###
Date in: 10-17-1891
Type: Rifle
Caliber: 40/65
Barrel: Round
Trigger: Plain
1/2 Magazine
Date shipped: 10-20-1891
Order: 13048
No other information is available for this serial number.

 

[Bittermansbro]

Thats a pretty chunky barrel!

Still looks good!

 

[Killer Kanuck]

That's the same one - he didn't mention that he had it lettered previously. Do the 1/2 mags always make the barrel look that beefy?

 

[Road King]

That's the standard size barrel for the early guns. Only changed when they started making Light Weights and they never made LWs in that caliber.

 

[Meanea]

That's the standard size barrel for the early guns. Only changed when they started making Light Weights and they never made LWs in that caliber.

Not quite true Brian, What about that 45-90 that you had. It was a 28" rapid taper and was about the size of a pencil at the end. The rusty Oct barrel. It never lettered as a light weight.

Meanea

 

[Road King]

You 're right about the 28" barrel one I had but it didn't letter as LW barrel just 28"

Here's another one in .45-60 that I picked up when I went down to get the one that the post is about but the guy didn't want to sell it.

Win. 1886, SN 54###
Date in: 4-13-1891
Type: Rifle
Caliber: 40/65
Barrel: 1/2 Octagon
Trigger: Plain
1/2 Magazine
Date shipped: 4-13-1891
Order: 3099

 

[Matt74]

A friend of mine has a 45-90 with half mag and round barrel with British proods, and what appears to be a heavy barrel. It has not been measured yet so I do not know if it is a heavier barrel, or if it is due to optics. Nice looking guns in that combo.
Matt

 

[Killer Kanuck]

Well, a deal was struck, and later on in the week the 1/2 mag 40-65 will be in my possession. Now to hunt down some brass and dies

 

[Meanea]

Well, a deal was struck, and later on in the week the 1/2 mag 40-65 will be in my possession. Now to hunt down some brass and dies

I do not know that much about guns but Brian had his 86 up for sale awhile ago and it is twice the gun the other 86 is. You should check out his abit more
Meanea

 

[Lima]

Apologies in advance if this is obvious but what is "Cody" membership?

 

[John Spartan]

Apologies in advance if this is obvious but what is "Cody" membership?

It refers to having purchased an annual membership with the Cody Firearms Museum in Cody, Wyoming. One of the benefits is a limited number of free serial number searches of available factory records from Winchester, Marlin to name two.

 

[Lima]

Thank you.