This is an excellent example of a desirable 50 Express Caliber Winchester Model 1886 Takedown Rifle that was manufactured in 1901. The barrel is fitted with a dovetail mounted Lyman "Winchester Express" front sight with bead and a sporting style rear sight. A folding peep sight is mounted on the receiver tang. The original shotgun buttplate has been replaced with a later production Winchester rubber recoil pad. The top barrel flat is marked MANUFACTURED BY THE/WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN, CONN. U.S.A." ahead of the rear sight. The caliber ".50 EX" is stamped at the breech. The lower receiver tang is stamped "-PAT.OCT.14.1884./JAN. 20. 1885-" directly behind the trigger and the serial number "127011" is stamped at the rear. Full length magazine, blue finish with casehardened hammer and lever and mounted with a smooth walnut forearm and straight grip stock. The Winchester .50 Caliber Express cartridge was introduced in 1899 for the Model 1886 Rifle. High velocity smokeless powder versions of the .50 Express cartridge were comparable to some British elephant cartridges.