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Posted By: 375whelenIMP interesting winchester 1886 - 06/22/22 03:17 AM
Has many of the hallmarks of pre-war gunsmith, any thoughts on the possible maker?

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Posted By: Kutter Re: interesting winchester 1886 - 06/22/22 02:49 PM
I'd guess John Oberlies,,
Posted By: 375whelenIMP Re: interesting winchester 1886 - 06/23/22 12:35 AM
The checkering runs right into the inletting not something I have seen from John Oberlies.
Posted By: Run With The Fox Re: interesting winchester 1886 - 06/23/22 12:19 PM
FWIW-- with the schnable forearm, I am guessing a gunsmith with Germanic heritage?? Nice Winchester indeed. RWTF
Posted By: Kutter Re: interesting winchester 1886 - 06/23/22 03:21 PM
The high stock nose, the forend shape w/ schnable and those sling swivels made me think Oberlies.
I have a 95Win w/ the same characteristics done by him.
Nothing other than that made me think it may be his. The inletting is certainly clean and sharp as it is on mine.
I don't have the same checkering style done right to the tang. But custom is custom,

Could be any number of stockers, many unkn, that did excelent work.
Posted By: 375whelenIMP Re: interesting winchester 1886 - 06/23/22 11:48 PM
It could be he did do alot of upgrading on factory guns, I had a 1886 he upgraded into a deluxe but the factory wood was retained so it looked very different then the one on GB.
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