This Special Order Winchester Model 1886 Deluxe Takedown Rifle was manufactured in 1904. The letter lists the rifle features as "33 caliber, round barrel, Plain trigger, Checkered stock, Pistol grip, Full magazine, Shotgun butt, Rubber butt plate, Takedown and Oil finish". The letter states that this rifle was shipped from the Winchester warehouse on April 19, 1905. The rifle has a blue finish on the barrel, magazine, forearm cap, receiver, loading gate and trigger. The hammer and lever are color casehardened. The stock and forearm are deluxe, fancy grain, walnut with Winchester Style H checkering and a piano finish. The stock has a black, hard rubber, pistol grip cap embossed with "WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS" in relief and a black, hard rubber, checkered, shotgun buttplate with the circular Winchester logo in the center. The 24-inch round barrel has a Lyman "Winchester Express" front sight with bead and a Lyman Express rear sight. The rear sight has two folding leaves; the first leaf has a flat top and white sight triangle, and the second leaf has a large V. A Lyman folding combination rear sight is mounted on the receiver tang. The top of the barrel is roll-stamped "MANUFACTURED BY THE/-WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN. CONN. U.S.A.-" in two lines ahead of the rear sight. The left side of the barrel is roll-stamped "NICKEL STEEL BARREL/ESPECIALLY FOR SMOKELESS POWDER" in two lines between the rear sight and the receiver. "33 W.C.F." is roll-stamped on the top of the barrel just in front of the receiver. The 1884 and 1885 patent dates are roll-stamped on the lower tang behind the trigger, and the serial number is stamped on the lower tang behind the tang screws. The rifle is complete with three Winchester hang tags, with one of them listing the original price as $30.00.