The Model 71 lever-action, chambered for the .348 Winchester—a stronger rifle chambered for a faster, higher-pressure cartridge) superseded the combo of Model 1886 in .33 Winchester. While that Model ...

Even the Russian Army bought about 300,000 Model 1895 lever rifles in 1915. ... in 1886 and was situated on a 45-acre ranch in the Santa Clara Valley. Today, ... The Winchester Mystery House, ...

Teddy Roosevelt’s Winchester Model 1886, chambered in .45-90. (Photo/Mark Greenberg) The Model 1886 lever action rifle is a John M. Browning design, ...

The Marshfield Find's story begins in Marshfield, Mass., where a nearly perfectly preserved Winchester Model 1886 rifle lay hidden for decades in a colonial-era home built around 1660.

The first ever Winchester Model 1886 lever-action rifle, marked with the serial number “1,” sold for nearly $1.3 million at an April 2016 auction.

In 1885, Browning was asked if he could design a stronger action that could fire big game hunting ammunition such as the buffalo-stopping .50-110 Winchester cartridge. He designed the Model 1886 ...

The Model 1886 was available as a carbine, rifle or musket and a new innovation was the ‘take down’ version, with the gun coming apart at the front end of the receiver. With a production run lasting ...

John Browning designed the Winchester 1886—which is still in production—and it became the rifle of choice among early settlers heading West. Teddy Roosevelt used this model, recognizable by its ...

Johnson had an ardent fire for restoring old Winchester Model 1886 rifles and eventually turned to sell ranch real estate in North Texas. The late actor is survived by his wife Laurie, and children ...

Johnson built a hunting lodge in New Mexico and as a hobby restored Winchester Model 1886 rifles. He lived in the mountains of Colorado before moving to North Texas, where he sold ranch real estate.

Winchester Repeating Arms still make the lever action 1886 model. Personius’ found rifle will have to go through more testing before it can be dated. He is looking for any information anyone may ...

Thankfully, Winchester has re-introduced the 1886 to its lineup, in several variations. There is the Model 1886 Deluxe Case Hardened comes with a curved pistol grip, checkered stock and case-hardened ...