Merz Antique Firearms ~ Catalog of Old Guns and Related Items
Winchester 1886
The Winchester Model 1886 follows the Model 1876 in Winchester's line of high power rifles. Most were made in a rifle configuration. Model 1886 carbines and muskets are seldomly seen.
WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LIGHT WEIGHT TAKE DOWN RIFLE
Item # W573
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Cal 45-70. 22" rapid taper round bbl with half length mag tube. VG shootable bore. Bright shiny with sharp rifling. Complete with a Lyman Hunters front sight, Lyman flip up rear bbl sight and folding tang sight. Wood in generally VG condition with hard rubber shotgun style buttplate. A few minor dings but looks good. BBl and mag retain about 60-70% original blue starting to turn plum. Receiver has about 25-30% original blue with the balance turning silvery. Good traces of case color on the hammer and lever. Nice clean gun.
 Antique $ 3,650.
1886 LT. WT. TAKE DOWN
Item # W591
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24" bbl in 33 WCF. Nice bbl blue remaining. Thinning in some spots. Receiver has 40-50% thinning blue on the right side and about 30% on the left. The rest is smooth metal but turned silver/grey. There still is quite a bit of case colors remaining on the lever, especially on the left side. Hammer also retains dimming case colors. Butt stock is very nice condition except for an age crack right along a grain on the left hand side down from the wrist. This does not take away from the gun and is good and solid. Forearm wood is very nice. Bore is good and may clean up to be VG. This would be a good usable rifle for not a lot of money.
Antique $ 2,250.
THE FINEST PAIR OF BLUED FRAME 50-110 EXPRESS’ IN THE COUNTRY
Item # W606 & W614
The rifle features a 26" half oct bbl, half length mag and a take down frame, shotgun butt and pistol grip checkered in the I style. Mint bore. Original sights include folding tang rear sight and typical Winchester front and rear sights. Overall gun is in extraordinary condition with 98% bright vivid blue showing only slight wear in the area where the mag tube goes through the take down ring. Original wood is excellent+ condition with most original lacquer remaining. Nearly impossible to improve upon with these special features. The carbine is a full blued frame carbine with case colors on the hammer and lever. Bbl, mag and receiver retain 98%+ bright glossy blue. 95% vivid case colors on the hammer and lever. Mint bore. Original saddle ring. Correct carbine style buttplate. Wood is in excellent condition and shows no signs of being altered. This is a very unusual pair of guns with full blued frames and you would be hard pressed to find any as spectacular as these. May sell seperate.
Antique $ 90,000(Pair).
LIKELY THE FINEST PAIR OF ORIGINAL CASE COLORED WINCHESTER 1886’s IN 50 EXPRESS IN THE WORLD TODAY!
Item # W562 & W563-120-1
One has a 26" full oct extra heavy bull bbl with a full length mag tube and rifle style butt. The other is a typical carbine with saddle ring configuration and special order sling swivels. Both of them are in absolutely outstanding condition! The heavy bbl deluxe retains 95% bright vivid case colors on one side and about 90% case colors on the other. Bbl and mag retain 98%+ blue. Original sights include the Lyman hunters front sight, a Winchester buckhorn rear sight and folding Lyman tang sight. Original 3X deluxe pistol grip checkered walnut stocks are in excellent condition with most of the high gloss lacquer still remaining.The carbine retains 98-99% bright vivid case colors overall. Absolutely outstanding! 75% vivid case colors on the buttplate. Bbl and mag retain about 98% bright glossy blue. Original sights and outstanding wood. It would be impossible to improve on as a pair of 50 express'. Guaranteed all original and complete with Factory Letters of Authenticity. I would like to see these go as a pair but would sell separate.
Antique $ 185,000 (Pair).
WINCHESTER 1886 LIGHTWEIGHT TAKE DOWN
Item # W574
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Cal 33 WCF. Bbl is 24" in light weight configuration. Standard sights. This gun is mostly a grey color on the receiver. Some blue remaining although thinning heavily on the bbl. Buttstock is in VG condition and does have crescent butt. Forearm wood is also nice with normal handling marks. Action is good. Bore is good to VG.
Antique $ 2,475.
WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 RIFLE
Item # W609
Cal 45-90. Full oct bbl and 1/2 mag. Mint bore. Original sights. Wood is in excellent condition with rifle style buttplate and just a few light mars on the stock. Bbl retains 95% original blue. Receiver has about 90% bright case colors turning silvery on the bottom. Excellent case colors on hammer and lever. 50% case colors on the buttplate. Nice clean all original gun complete with Lyman tang sight. Factory Letter of Authenticity from the Buffalo Bill Museum.
Antique $ 17,500.
WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 RIFLE
Item # W634
Cal 40-65. Fine bore. Original sights include a 3-leaf express Lyman rear sight as well Lyman express front sight. Original wood has a few mars and dings and has probably been somewhat cleaned but no signs of damage. Rifle style buttplate. Bbl and mag retain 75% original blue. Receiver has about 40% case colors on one side and 25% on the other. An inscription on the bbl "M. Hall McAllister 1889". Very professionally done. All original with Research Form.
Antique $ 6,750.
VERY UNIQUE DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 RIFLE
Item # W613
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Special order 30" full oct matted bbl and button mag. Original 3X grade dlx pistol grip checkered walnut stock with cheek piece and shotgun style buttplate. Windage front sight. No dovetail for rear sight. Folding tang sight. Gun is in excellent condition with about 75% somewhat thinning case colors on receiver. Bbl retains 80-90% original blue starting to tone. All original and complete with Factory Letter of Authenticity listing all above features as well as single set trigger. Probably one of a kind gun.
Antique $ 29,750.
VERY RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 DELUXE STRAIGHT STOCK RIFLE
Item # W608
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Cal 45-90 with oct special order full matted bbl and full length mag tube. Correct Lyman front sight as well Lyman 2-leaf flip up rear sight. Original checkered dlx straight grip fancy walnut stock in excellent condition with correct steel shotgun style buttplate. Overall gun is excellent+ with about 90% case colors starting to thin on receiver. Dlx bbl and mag retain about 90% original blue starting to tone slightly. Nice crisp action. Fine bore. Guaranteed all original and complete with Factory Letter of Authenticity which states all above features.
Antique $ 25,000.
WINCHESTER 86 RIFLE
Item # 9147 -20-79/85
Cal 40-82. Original 26" full oct bbl and full length mag tube. Original sights. Excellent bore. Original wood is generally VG with what appears to be a coat of varnish added a long time ago. Has not been sanded or reworked. Rifle style buttplate. Overall metal is generally good with some freckling from bad storage but still retains about 40-45% original blue turning a plum/brown coloration. Good clean sharp little gun that should make a great shooter!
Antique $ 4,250.
WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 RIFLE IN SCARCE 50 EXPRESS
Item # 9024
Original 26" full round bbl and button mag. Lyman Express front sight with a 2-leaf English style rear sight. Typical British proof and is marked 50 Express on top of the bbl. Mint bore. Original wood has a few mars and dings but sound and serviceable. Correct steel style shotgun buttplate. Overall gun is in excellent condition with 95% vivid case colors on the receiver, hammer and lever. Bbl retains 95% bright blue with a few dings as well. Considerable amount of stock varnish remains. Complete with Factory Letter.
Antique $ 21,000.
WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 SPORTING RIFLE
Item # W403 -20-86
Cal 45-90 with a 26" full oct bbl and scarce button mag. Original wood has the correct steel shotgun style buttplate. Overall gun is in fine condition with a near excellent bore. Bbl retains about 90% blue with a slight toning of brown showing. Receiver has about 75% original blue with just a few minor dings but no signs of abuse. Forearm and buttstock have a considerable amount of varnish remaining with only light handling mars. Original sights include the express folding ladder rear sight and typical front sight. This gun should make a fine shooter.
Antique $ 7,500.
VERY RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 DELUXE LIGHT WEIGHT RIFLE
Item # W560-20-68
Correct original saddle ring and stud. This gun features a 2X grade straight stock checkered dlx wood in fine condition with correct carbine rifle style composition buttplate. Receiver is in excellent condition with about 95% thinning and partially flaking original blue. Bright case colors on hammer and lever. Gun has seen very little use. Bbl is 22" full round in cal 45-70 featuring a quite unusual front sight that is mounted on a band. This is similar to the military style sight. I believe it is correct. On the underside of the bbl is stamped " sample". Apparently the bbl was a sample. It was either made for a salesman type sample or assembled out of parts. The bluing is crisp and sharp and the wood is excellent showing very little use. The tapered round light weight bbl has the W P markings on the frame and the bbl with a different type of 45-70 stamp having been used and appears to have an excellent re-finish to the bbl only. Assembly numbers off the stock match the serial number. A very interesting gun!
Modern $ 6,750.
VERY RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 DELUXE LIGHT WEIGHT RIFLE
Item # W560
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Correct original saddle ring and stud. This gun features a 2X grade straight stock checkered dlx wood in fine condition with correct carbine rifle style composition buttplate. Receiver is in excellent condition with about 95% thinning and partially flaking original blue. Bright case colors on hammer and lever. Gun has seen very little use. Bbl is 22" full round in cal 45-70 featuring a quite unusual front sight that is mounted on a band. This is similar to the military style sight. I believe it is correct. On the underside of the bbl is stamped " sample". Apparently the bbl was a sample. It was either made for a salesman type sample or assembled out of parts. The bluing is crisp and sharp and the wood is excellent showing very little use. The tapered round light weight bbl has the W P markings on the frame and the bbl with a different type of 45-70 stamp having been used and appears to have an excellent re-finish to the bbl only. Assembly numbers off the stock match the serial number. A very interesting gun!
Modern $ 6,750..
WINCHESTER 86 SADDLE RING CARBINE
Item # W372-20-70
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Cal 40-82. Original 22" full round carbine bbl with full length mag tube. Fair bore. Original sights. Original special order shotgun style buttstock with correct hard rubber buttplate in VG condition. Usual mars and scars but no signs of abuse. Bbl retains about 25-30% of original thinning blue. Receiver has traces of case colors in protected areas. Caliber marking possibly restamped. Crisp action.
Antique $ 4,950 .
.50 CALIBER WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 RIFLE
Item # W249-19-96
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Cal .50-110. Original 26" full oct bbl with full mag tube. Original sights. VG bore with scattered pits. Semi- bright. I believe it is good enough to shoot. Original wood with rifle style buttplate. It has an average amount of mars and dings but no splits or cracks. Half the original varnish is remaining. Bbl and mag retain about 50% original blue starting to turn brown and plum in thin areas. Receiver has traces of finish with mostly a plum/brown patina coloration. Nice functioning action. Hard to find in a fairly scarce and desirable cal.
Antique $ 7,500.
VERY SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 DELUXE RIFLE
Item # W241-20-90
Very unusual 24" full matted bbl. Half length mag tube. Cal 33. Original Dlx Circassian style straight stock checkered wood is in fine condition with a few dings and mars but a considerable amount of original varnish with rifle style buttplate and sling swivels. Overall gun is in fine condition with 85-90% original thinning blue toning somewhat on the bottom of the receiver. Good case colors on hammer and lever. Extremely scarce gun. Straight stock checkered deluxe with Circassian or English style Fancy Burl Walnut is very unusual. All original and complete with Letter of Authenticity addressed to Hank Williams Jr. Apparently this gun came from his personal collection.
Antique $ 16,750.
WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 TAKE DOWN RIFLE
Item # W244-19-89
Special order 26" full oct bbl. Half length mag tube. Cal 45-70. Excellent bore. Original sights include the folding ladder 86 style rear sight and a Lyman 21 series side mount receiver sight. TD frame. Very unusual Fancy Dlx checkered straight stock with a steel buttplate. Sharp checkering. Original wood has a few light mars but is excellent overall condition. Overall gun is excellent+ with about 95% bright blue on the receiver. Hammer and lever retain most original case colors. Guaranteed all original and complete with Factory Letter of Authenticity.
Modern $ 15,000 .
PISTOL GRIP 1886 WINCHESTER IN VERY RARE CALIBER 40-70
Item # W253-19-5
Factory records indicate that only 629 rifles were made in the cal 40-70 and of those only 32 had a pistol grip stock. Overall gun in fine condition with original 26" full oct bbl and full mag tube. Original pistol grip stock has sharp checkering and most original varnish intact. A few mars and dings. Rifle style buttplate. Original sights include the typical Winchester front sight, a blank in the rear dovetail and a Lyman side mount series 21 receiver sight. Bbl and mag retain about 75% blue starting to tone slightly. Receiver retains approximately 60% fairly vivid case colors starting to turn a little nickely. Crisp action. Original gun complete with research form from the Cody Museum.
Antique $ 22,500.
WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 .40-82 RIFLE
Item # 7241-19-9
Caliber 40-82. Overall gun is in fantastic cond with 95%+ vivid case colors on both sides of the receiver; slightly toning and turning dark at the bottom. The orig 26 full round bbl and full length magazine retain virtually 98%+ of the orig bright shiny lustrous blue, exc bore and orig sights. The wood is a much finer than average grain; a few very minor handling mars, most lacquer still remaining on the stocks and complete with rifle style buttplate that has turned somewhat dark. Overall gun is exc+ inside and out. Very hard to improve upon and guaranteed all orig with matching Cody Research Form.
Antique $ 22,500.
WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 FACTORY EXHIBITION GUN IN GOLD AND NICKEL
Item # W237-19-274
 Engraved in number 9 pattern featuring a buck deer in an oval on one side and another buck deer in an oval on the other. 26" full oct bbl and full mag tube. Original sights. Cal 45-90. Original checkered pistol grip stocks in excellent condition with rifle style buttplate. Overall metal is excellent as well. Crisp and sharp with virtually all original nickel on bbl and mag. It probably was refinished at one time. Documented as being in and out of the factory many times. Somewhere along the line, all of these Exhibition Guns have been refinished. The receiver would have either been silvered first and then gold gilded or coppered and then gold gilded. This one was copper first. Where the gold is missing, the copper shows through and it appears to be gold. Upon close examination you can see that a fair amount of gold is gone. A nice patina shows from the copper. Gun looks great! Most of these where well used and have rounded corners, but not this one! The corners are sharp and crisp. Excellent gun. Complete with Factory Letter of Authenticity.
Antique $ 85,000.
DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 RIFLE
Item # W246-19-6
Original 26" half oct bbl with rare 5-shot 2/3 mag tube. Cal 45-70. Original sights include the 86 flip up ladder rear sight and Lyman front sight. Original 3X Fancy Dlx wood is in fine condition with correct checkering and hard rubber buttplate. Overall metal is excellent as well. About 90% blue slightly toning on the bbl and mag tube. Receiver probably has about 60-70% thinning case colors on one side and 25-30% on the other side. Nice clean sharp correct gun. All original complete with Factory Research Form from the Cody Museum.
Antique $ 14,500.
WINCHESTER MODEL 71 DELUXE RIFLE
Item # W293A-20-232
We have been very fortunate to get some nice model 71's in here. This one sure fits right in. Most original blue remains on metal parts. Near excellent bore condition. Receiver has pretty much all the blue. Barely wore at the serial number which is in the 32,XXX range. Wood also in good condition. Checkering is clean and crisp. A little bit of original varnish wear on the right side. Very nice pretty wood especially on the right side. Original sights. Correct Lyman 57 receiver sight and also the original sling swivels. 71's have always been a great gun and this one certainly is no exception!
Modern $ 2,950.
SPECIAL ORDER SEMI-DELUXE 1886 PISTOL GRIP RIFLE IN .40-82 W.C.F.
Item # 8257-20-78/84
Half round, half oct, button mag. This 1886 was originally case colored with some case colors still remaining especially on the left hand side under the Lyman 21 sight. Pistol grip stock is uncheckered, as specified in Cody Research Form. Very nice wood overall; crescent rifle butt. Bbl is mostly a gray brown patina, standard front sight and blank in rear slot, somewhat rough bore, action is very nice, some case colors remain on hammer & lever. Good old gun.
Antique $ 6,500.
WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 RIFLE
Item # W146-20-77
Special order 26" half oct tapered bbl with 2/3 mag tube. Cal 45-70 with an excellent bore. Original Lyman front sight. Correct flip up 2-blade rear sight and original folding tang sight. Original wood in VG condition with most original varnish. A few light handling mars. Correct original hard rubber buttplate. Overall gun in excellent condition with about 95% original blue starting to tone. Receiver retains about 75-80% bright case colors on one side and 30% fading case colors on the other. All original gun in a fine cal. Should make a good shooter.
Antique $ 11,500.
WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 RIFLE IN .40-65
Item # 7033-20-61/80
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Full round barrel, full length magazine tube, near excellent bore, 95% lustrous barrel blue, 60% magazine blue, the balance turning a plummish blue patina coloration, considerable vivid case colors remain on frame, lever and hammer; quite a bit of protective lacquer is intact also. Generally fine walnut with considerable extra figure in the buttstock, most original varnish intact, excellent crack repair on left side near frame, original sights, rifle buttplate. Fine gun with Cody Research Form.
Antique $ 11,500.
WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 DELUXE RIFLE
Item # I9312-20-88
Cal 40-82. Original 26" half oct bbl with button mag. Original sights include a Lyman front sight and a Winchester buckhorn rear sight. Bore is excellent with bright shiny rifling. Original 3X grade deluxe wood is VG+ cond retaining 90% high gloss lacquer finish. Shows some dings and mars but no splits or cracks. Sharp checkering. Overall gun is VG+ cond with 80% thinning bbl blue. Receiver retains 25% case colors and the balance is turning a nickel color. All original and complete with correct special order set trigger. Scarce little gun in a desirable configuration and a very shootable caliber.
Antique $ 12,975.
LONG STOCKED WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 RIFLE
Item # W47-20-92
.40-82 Caliber. Mint bore, 26" full round bbl, full length magazine, very near excellent overall with 98%+ lustrous blue. The receiver, hammer and lever retain most of their orig vivid case colors and considerable protective lacquer as well. Original wood is excellent plus with most of the original high gloss lacquer finish, 14-1/2" LOP, rifle style buttplate. All matching assembly numbers. Orig sights include a Lyman tang. Hard to find a better one, complete with Cody Information Sheet.
Antique $ 21,900.
WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 DELUXE PISTOL GRIP RIFLE IN 40-82
Item # 9104-20-91
Orig 26" full round bbl and the scarce button magazine, orig sights, exc+ bore. Orig 3X deluxe burl pistol grip stocks are in exc cond with a few very light handling mars but still retains nearly all the high gloss lacquer finish; complete with correct steel shotgun style buttplate. Overall metal is exc+ with 95-96% orig bbl blue and probably 60-70% case colors on the frame thinning on one side, still vivid in the protected areas, exc functioning action. Nice, clean, crisp, all orig little gun with matching Cody Research Document.
Antique $ 22,950.
WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 RIFLE IN .45-90
Item # 7032-20-82
Full octagon barrel, full length magazine tube, near excellent bore, 95% darkening barrel and magazine blue, the balance turning, considerable vivid case colors remain on frame, lever and hammer, the frame underside is turning silvery; tight crisp action. Fine+ walnut with most all original varnish remaining, original sights, rifle buttplate. Super nice 1886. Factory Letter.
Antique $ 15,500.
WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LIGHTWEIGHT RIFLE
Item # W21-20-71
Caliber 45-70. Orig 22" round bbl with very rare 3/4 length mag tube, exc bore, ivory bead front, Lyman flip up rear and Lyman 21 series receiver sights, exc bore. Orig pistol grip stocks are in fine cond with a few light mars and dings but still retain most orig varnish; complete with sling swivels and a shotgun style hardrubber buttplate. Overall gun is in exc+ cond with 95%+ bright shiny orig blue and vivid case colors showing on the hammer and lever. Nice, clean with Factory Letter.
Modern $ 9,500.
EXCEPTIONAL 1886 OCTAGON BARRELED RIFLE IN CALIBER 45-90
Item # 8566-20-83
This gun has all the desirable standard features such as: octagon bbl, full mag, crescent buttplate and retains nearly all the blue on both the receiver and the bbl, exc bore, quite nice case colors on hammer and lever. The fit and cond of the wood is excellent. Very hard to find in this condition, truly a very nice Winchester that would grace any Winchester collection.
Antique $ 14,500.
VERY INTERESTING WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 SHORT RIFLE IN 45-70
Item # 8706-20-87
Orig 22 half oct bbl, half length magazine with a take down style frame. Orig wood is in exc cond with 60-70% orig varnish; complete with correct shotgun style buttplate. One fairly significant ding in the left hand side of the forearm but wood is still very near exc with no splits or cracks. Overall metal is exc with 95% slightly toning bbl and mag blue, 75-80% orig blue remaining on the receiver-starting to thin somewhat, exc traces of case color on the hammer and lever. Clean, sharp, all orig little gun. Scarce configuration in a short rifle, half oct, half mag. Complete with Factory Letter of Authenticity.
Modern $ 9,500.
WINCHESTER 1886 30 HEAVY BBL RIFLE IN CALIBER 40-82
Item # 8290-20-58
Some dings and scratches on the oct bbl, coloration is a blue/brown that is pretty much drifting towards brown, bore is relatively good although it has some roughness. Receiver is mostly a medium brownish patina, wood is good but has been freshened up and has a chip repair on the bottom right hand corner. This is a BIG fricking gun!
Antique $ 6,750.
WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 RIFLE IN 45-90
Item # 8104-20-236
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Orig 26 full round bbl, full length magazine tube, exc bore, orig sights, orig special order shotgun style buttstock is in exc cond with most orig varnish intact. Overall gun is exc+ with 97-98% bright vivid bbl and mag blue; receiver retains probably 95% bright vivid case colors; the only loss of colors is on the very bottom of the receiver. Correct Cody Research Form has interesting notation, "Rifled like 45-70." Hard to find in this cond.
Antique $ 22,500.
1886 WINCHESTER RIFLE IN .45-70
Item # 7035-20-238
Full round barrel, full length magazine tube, excellent bore and exceptional overall condition with 98% shiny blue overall, considerable vivid case colors on the hammer and lever. Excellent walnut with virtually all original varnish remaining, steel shotgun buttplate, original folding ladder rear barrel sight. Gorgeous .45-70. Factory Letter.
Modern $ 15,500.
IDENTIFYING YOUR MODEL 1886 WINCHESTER
Item # 14B
by John Madl. 8 x 11" pamphlet, 78 pgs. Covers design changes, variations, etc.
$ 25.
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