Lets get a some lever action #### going
- Thread starter TheManInBlack
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Hi Mike,
All three came out of Ontario. Yes, the two in particular do have condition. Like I said, the pics don't do them justice. Bluing much better than it shows, and the checkering still nice and deep. Something I find aesthetically pleasing about short rifles, and they handle nice too, especially the shorter ones.
Matt
All three came out of Ontario. Yes, the two in particular do have condition. Like I said, the pics don't do them justice. Bluing much better than it shows, and the checkering still nice and deep. Something I find aesthetically pleasing about short rifles, and they handle nice too, especially the shorter ones.
Matt
stickhunter
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Victoria, B.C.
Nice rifles, Matt! Thanks for posting the pictures. I'm always drawn to the lines of the pistol grip buttstocks on these older Winchesters and Marlins; they're just look so elegant, just like Winchester's checkered steel buttplates.
JDCSigP226
CGN Regular
- Location
- Halifax, Nova Scotia
SOmething to get us started
sick!
Did this as a project to surprise my father for all his support when I was attending school, and for his almost 4 decades of service in the RCMP...
Bare bones stock
To this...
Buttstock inletted for RCMP crest, stock completely redone to a handrubbed dull satin/semi-gloss finish, all accessory pieces Nitre Blued to a golden patina'd finish, his badge number, name and rank engraved in golden inlay on the chamber by David Clevinger of the Firearms Engravers Guild of America, and lighted lockable display case as well... He was more then happy, and I was too!....
I hope that one of my kids does that for me someday! You are a good man.
Here is another one of my recent finds. It is a Winchester 1886 Extra Lightweight model. This rifle left the factory on December 3, 1904. Not a real high condition rifle, but in pretty darn nice shape (that mark on the right side of the barrel is from standing in my gun cabinet, it goes away). These ELWs are really nice handling guns and a delight to carry, much lighter than than standard 1886 model. Now, it would appear as yout typical ELW with 22" barrel, half magazine takedown. But, there is something special about this gun. Anybody hazard a guess as to what makes this one a bit different than most of the ELW we see?
Here are a couple poor pics. My apologies for the quality of these images:
Matt
Here are a couple poor pics. My apologies for the quality of these images:
Matt
- Location
- Southern Vancouver Island
Here's my rendition of a rare Winchester Baby Carbine based on
a Rossi .357 Ranch Hand. I love this little bugger.
a Rossi .357 Ranch Hand. I love this little bugger.
Finger Toes
Regular
- Location
- Yellowhead County
Here is another one of my recent finds. It is a Winchester 1886 Extra Lightweight model. This rifle left the factory on December 3, 1904. Not a real high condition rifle, but in pretty darn nice shape (that mark on the right side of the barrel is from standing in my gun cabinet, it goes away). These ELWs are really nice handling guns and a delight to carry, much lighter than than standard 1886 model. Now, it would appear as yout typical ELW with 22" barrel, half magazine takedown. But, there is something special about this gun. Anybody hazard a guess as to what makes this one a bit different than most of the ELW we see?
Here are a couple poor pics. My apologies for the quality of these images:
Matt
take down
- Location
- Southern Vancouver Island
Thanks amigo,
My very favorite lever guns are 1892 Winchesters and Rossi 92's.
For the price of an original Winchester, you could have a few nice
Rossi's. Here's all 3 of mine.( .454 Casull, .357 & .44 Mag.)
Keep the lever #### comin' folks.
Finger Toes
Regular
- Location
- Yellowhead County
what's with the end of the mag tube?
okcorral1881
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- East of Toronto
Range Officer
Regular
- Location
- Sunny Okanagan
Love the .44 mag!
45-90?
And there is the winner with the happy smiling face! Yes, it is a 45-90. Winchester never cataloged / advertised this gun in 45-90, only 45-70, but there were made in a few other calibers. Though scarce, they are out there. Good guess okcorral1881!
Matt
- Location
- Southern Vancouver Island
That's a threaded mag tube insert,(Like on some .22's) so you can pull
the insert most of the way out of the mag tube and drop your shells
in ,then re-install the insert to load the gun. You can load it through
the loading gate as well, so you have 2 options for loading.
Only the .454 and .480 Ruger chambered Rossi's came with this
set-up.
okcorral1881
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- East of Toronto
If I'm not mistaken, it was also advertised/cataloged in .33 WCF....you have a nice, pretty scarce rifle there!OK
OK
You are referring to the Lightweight (LW) 1886, this in an Extra Lightweight (ELW). The ELW rifles had 22" barrels and were in 45-70, while the LW model had a 24" barrel and were in 33WCF.
Yes, ELW models in this caliber are pretty scarce. I have seen photos of and heard of a few others, but they are very uncommon. Another interesting thing, Winchester said that the ELW model could be ordered with a 22" barrel only and that no other lengths would be furnished given the increased cost of manufacturing them. But, there are some out there. I have an ELW with a 24" barrel as well as one with a 20" barrel. Very few of those around. I really like the LW and ELW rifles, they make carrying an 86 a joy.
Matt
