Manufactured in 1902. The factory letter confirms the caliber, extra light round barrel, 1/2 magazine, takedown configuration, plain trigger, checkered pistol grip stock, and shotgun butt with harder rubber buttplate. It also lists "Winchester High Velocity" and confirms it was received in the warehouse and shipped on October 21, 1902, for order number 160578. The sights and wood grade are not mentioned. The barrel has a special order Lyman "Hunting Front Sight" with white insert and scarce Lyman folding leaf rear sight with two leaves. One leaf has a wide sighting "V," and the other has a flat top with bright triangle. A Lyman "N-Ni" receiver sight with extended locking lever is mounted on the left side of the receiver. The stock and forearm are highly figured, fancy grade walnut with Winchester "Style H" checkering and high polish piano finish. The buttplate has "WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS Co." embossed in a circle, and the hard rubber pistol grip cap is embossed with "WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO." 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. "NICKEL STEEL" is roll-stamped on the left side of the barrel mid-way between the rear sight and the receiver, and "45-70" is roll-stamped on the top of the barrel just ahead of the receiver. The upper receiver tang is factory drilled and tapped and roll-stamped: "-MODEL 1886-" in one line. The lower tang is stamped with the 1884 and 1885 patent dates behind the trigger and the serial number "126466" in script numerals behind the rear tang screws. The left side of the barrel and upper left side of the receiver are stamped with British "NOT ENGLISH MAKE" proofmarks. British 1925-1955 "Encircled Crown/V" and "Encircled Crown/P" proof and inspection marks are stamped on the left side of the receiver and barrel along with 45 2.10" smokeless powder proofmarks. The top of the bolt is stamped with a circled "Crown/V" inspection mark.