Original U.S. Winchester Model 1886 .40-65 Octagonal Barrel Rifle with Fancy Wood and Factory Letter - made in 1887 Martini-Henry Parts an Officer in the BRITISH

an Officer in the BRITISH EAST INDIA COMPANY Army at that time

Maj John Svenningsen

All iron mounts this

it was decided to merge the ammunition production of Deutsche Metallpatronenfabrik with Loewe's firearms branch in Berlin

this weapon has been rebuilt on an original WW2 re-welded de-milled receiver without internal parts that has been replaced with solid steel bar-stock and a 2" section of newly made material

Original U.S. Winchester Model 1886 .40-65 Octagonal Barrel Rifle with Fancy Wood and Factory Letter - made in 1887 Martini-Henry Parts an Officer in the BRITISHOriginal Item: Only One Available. This pretty much is the Cadillac of late 19th century big game hunting rifles! Many consider the Winchester 1886 to be the finest lever action repeating rifle ever made! This excellent example just came to us amongst a Collection of just TEN very choice items all purchased by a collector in the 1980's. This item comes with a Winchester Factory Letter dated September 14, 1981, confirming its age and origin. The letter