Thanks for the help marlinman93 and .45colt!

I recently procured a Winchester 1886 Takedown in 33WCF. It's in great shape with a Lyman 21. I've got a few questions I'm hoping y'all can help me out with. When did Winchester stop stamping "Model 1886" or "Model 86" on the 1886's upper tang? This one has "Model 1886"...

Colorado Shiras cow moose . Winchester 1886, manufacture date 1922. Chambered in 33 WCF. It is takedown. Someone put an old steel Lyman 66 on it before I bought it. I formed the brass from Starline 45-70, using 45.5 grains of Varget on top of a Federal large rifle match primer, all pushing a 210 gra...

Thanks everyone! I did email the Cody Museum and unfortunately my rifle falls just outside their serial number records. It did have a vintage Lyman 66 that was slightly damaged from being dropped that I'm going to try to repair it and use. I'll probably leave the magazine tube along if it doesn't wo...

Hello, newbie 1886 owner here... I have a Takedown 33WCF made in 1920 and have a couple questions. Is the magazine plug missing the lever or is this a factory option? What would the correct original rear sight be? There's a few different ones on used gun part website . And is the firing pin supposed...