This Winchester Model 1886 Extra Lightweight rifle was manufactured in 1900. This rifle is accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which describes it as: "Rifle, 45/70 caliber, Barrel Length: 22 inches, Barrel Shape: Round, Plain trigger, Full magazine, Shotgun butt with rubber butt plate, Extra light, and "Smokeless". The letter states this rifle was shipped from the Winchester warehouse on November 2, 1900. The rifle has a blued barrel, magazine, forearm cap and receiver. The hammer and lever are color casehardened. The stock and forearm are straight grain American walnut with a varnish finish. The barrel has the Lyman "Hunting Front Sight" with colored insert that was standard on Extra Lightweight rifles and a stamped steel buckhorn sporting style rear sight. The upper tang is factory drilled and tapped for a folding combination rear sight. The black checkered hard rubber shotgun buttplate is embossed with the circular "WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS" logo. 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 caliber designation "45-70" is stamped on the top of the barrel immediately in front of the receiver and "N.S." (Nickel Steel) is stamped below the caliber mark on the left side of the barrel. The upper receiver tang is roll-stamped: "- MODEL 1886 -". The lower tang is stamped with the 1884 and 1885 patent dates behind the trigger and the script serial number, "122828" behind the tang screw.