If the .38-56 were ordered with instructions, "as light as possible" I suppose it is possible the person ordering it was not specifically involved in whether the rifle was built on a high wall or low wall action. It's my rough memory that the factory ledgers do not specify "low wall" or "high wall". Sometimes, the customer told Winchester what they wanted and Winchester figured out the technical details of accomplishing the request. Here is a letter on a Model 1886 .45-90 I have. The detail regarding what the customer wanted as far as trigger pull is noteworthy:

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Last edited by Boltman; 07/11/20 09:23 PM.