Winchester 1886 Antique Deluxe Factory Inscribed Short Rifle .40-65 WCF s/n 11903 mfg 1887 – 20” Octagon barrel; full mag; case hardened receiver w/assembly number “1326” and “xx” stamped on the inside lower tang; set trigger; sporting rear and ivory knife blade front sights; fancy pistol grip checkered with ebony inlay walnut stocks (assembly number “1326” stamped in the wrist inletting) with piano varnish finish and German silver engraved factory inscription plaque inlayed in the left side of buttstock: “John V. Rhoades” (note the fastening method of the plaque by a steel retaining pin visible under the buttplate); crescent buttplate w/assembly number “1326” stamped on inside toe. Winchester factory letter from the Cody Firearms Museum verifies all of the features of this rifle. |
