RARE 1899 ORIGINAL WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 \"OLD HUNTER\" UNUSED DEALER COVER

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RARE 1899 ORIGINAL WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 \"OLD HUNTER\" UNUSED DEALER COVER :
$179.00

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RARE 1899 ORIGINAL WINCHESTER \"OLD HUNTER\" UNUSED DEALER COLOR ADVERTISING COVER featuring a WINCHESTER lever action Model 1886 Repeating Rifle call out.

Front reads:
\"WINCHESTER REPEATING RIFLES, SHOTGUNS AND SINGLE SHOT RIFLES\" \"BEST IN THE WORLD\"

\"FOR SALE BY

J.D. Deacon,

OAK DALE, VA.\"

This envelope measures 6-1/2\" x 3-9/16\" and is in Very Nice Condition with bright vivid colors and crisp lithographic detail with no foxing, no writing etc. Please see photos showing three small edge tears but with no paper loss.

This is a Guaranteed Original Antique WINCHESTER Cover. Among other things it was inspected with a Nikon 40x illuminated microscope clearly showing original crisp lithography whereas modern reproductions show telltale fuzzy inkjet/laser-printer patterns such as horizontal lines and fuzzy/haloed spray patterns.

See last picture for screenshot of one currently for sale for $425.Valued 11 years ago at $250-$350 in Hal D. Boggess\' 2005 \"CLASSIC HUNTING COLLECTIBLES: IDENTIFICATION & PRICE GUIDE\"

The Winchester Model 1886 was a lever-action repeating rifle designed by John Browning to handle some of the more powerful cartridges of the period. Originally chambered in .45-70, .45-90 WCF and .40-82 WCF, it was later offered in a half dozen other large cartridges, including the .50-110 Winchester. Despite being originally designed for use with black powder, the action was strong enough to make the jump to smokeless powder with only minor modifications, and was subsequently chambered in the smokeless .33 WCF cartridge beginning in 1903.

The Model 1886 continued the trend towards chambering heavier rounds, and had an all-new and considerably stronger locking-block action than the toggle-link Model 1876. It was designed by John Moses Browning, who had a long and profitable relationship with Winchester from the 1880s to the early 1900s. William Mason also contributed, making some improvements to Browning\'s original design. In many respects the Model 1886 was a true American express rifle, as it could be chambered in the more powerful black powder cartridges of the day, proving capable of handling not only the .45-70 but also .45-90 and the huge .50-110 Express \"buffalo\" cartridges. The action was strong enough that a nickel-steel barrel was the only necessary modification needed to work with smokeless powder cartridges, and in 1903 the rifle was chambered for the smokeless high-velocity .33 WCF cartridge. During the early stages of World War I, the Royal Flying Corps purchased Model 1886 rifles chambered for the .45-90 Sharps cartridge with special incendiary bullets designed to ignite the hydrogen gas in German airships. In 1935 Winchester introduced a slightly modified M1886 as the Model 71, chambered for the more powerful .348 Winchester cartridge.

Soon after the introduction of the Model 1886, Browning designed a scaled-down version of the 1886 action for smaller dual-use or carbine cartridges, which was issued as the highly successful Winchester Model 1892.

Model 1886 Calibers:
.45-70 Gov’t
.45-90 W.C.F.
.40-82 W.C.F.
.40-65 W.C.F.
.38-56 W.C.F.
.50-110 Express
.38-70 W.C.F.
.40-70 W.C.F.
.50-100-450 Express
.33 W.C.F.

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RARE 1899 ORIGINAL WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 \"OLD HUNTER\" UNUSED DEALER COVER :
$179.00