Winchester Model 1886, 1899–1935
Official wording
Winchester, Model 86, all original, mfd. from 1899 to 1935, with 16" or longer barrel and 26" or longer overall length.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESOriginal as the ATF wording requires: “all original”
- ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “with 16" or longer barrel and 26" or longer overall length”
- ATF REQUIRESMade 1899–1935 (ATF’s dates)ATF: “mfd. from 1899 to 1935”
Editorial facts · Our research
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 20 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Winchester Model 1886” ↗, country: infobox origin United States
- 2. Wikipedia, “Winchester Model 1886” ↗, type: infobox type lever-action rifle
- 3. Wikipedia, “Winchester Model 1886” ↗, action: infobox action lever-action
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- None
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “WinchesterModel1886cutout.png” by Bardbom, CC BY-SA 3.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Winchester Model 1886”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
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 Government, .45-90 Sharps, and .40-82 Winchester, 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 Winchester cartridge beginning in 1903.