Sharp! Turnbull Mfg. 1886 Takedown 22″ .475 TB Lever Action Rifle, 2010

SOLD FOR: $4,875.00

WOA#: WY240516ML009

Make: Turnbull Mfg. Co.

Model: Turnbull 1886, Takedown

Year of Manufacture: Ca. 2010

Caliber: .475 Turnbull

Action Type: Lever Action Takedown Rifle

Markings: The top of the barrel is marked “TURNBULL MFG. CO. / BLOOMFIELD, NY U.S.A.” and at the rear with “475 TURNBULL”. The top of the chamber ring has a “DT” proof (Doug Turnbull). The top tang is marked “TURNBULL 1886”. The bottom-front of the receiver is marked “T041”. 

Serial Number: T041

Barrel Length: 22?, Octagonal

Sights: The front sight is a brass beaded blade dovetailed to the front of the barrel. The rear sight is a flat-top “U”-notch elevator sight dovetailed to the rear of the barrel. The top tang is drilled, tapped and filled for a tang sight (none present).

Stock Configuration & Condition: The stocks are two-piece checkered select walnut with capped forend, pistol grip, straight comb, and brown rubber Decelerator pad. The stocks have only a few scattered minor marks. The checkering is well defined. There are no chips or cracks. The LOP measures 13 3/4? from the front of the trigger to the back of the buttpad. The pad has minor wear, mostly around the edges. Overall, the stocks are in about Excellent condition.

Type of Finish: Bone Charcoal True Color Case Hardened receiver, lever and hammer, Charcoal Blue barrel and magazine, Rust Blue small parts.

Finish Originality: Original

Overall Condition: The rifle retains approximately 97% of its metal finish. The action shows minor operational wear, most notable on the magazine tube behind its bracket. There is infrequent faint surface oxidation on the receiver and lever. The screw heads are sharp. The markings are clear. Overall, this rifle is in Fine-plus condition. 

Bore Condition: The bore is mostly bright with sharp rifling. There are a few spots of minor erosion in the bore in front of the chamber. In this writer’s opinion, the bore rates about 9 out of 10.

Mechanics: The action functions correctly. We did not fire this rifle. As with all used firearms, a thorough cleaning may be necessary to meet your maintenance standards.

Box / Accessories: None.

Our Assessment: The 1886 is another of John Browning’s industry-changing designs. It is our favorite Winchester here, certainly the strongest built at the time and function leads to beauty. Original 1886 rifles had case hardened receivers, but this gave way to less expensive bluing, and eventually even less expensive bluing processes. If you want a rifle finished the same way they were in 1886, there are only a few places to go and odds are good that you will be sent to Doug Turnbull of Bloomfield, NY. Turnbull Mfg. Co. has made a name for themselves for using true original finishing processes, turning out some of the finest restorations and reproductions available to collectors of Winchester, Colt, Browning, L.C. Smith, heck they even case harden Ruger MK series pistols and their own TAR-15 rifles!

This is a Turnbull manufactured 1886 Takedown chambered for their own .475 Turnbull cartridge. Depending on how you look at it, the cartridge is either based on a shortened and necked down .50-110 Winchester or a blown-out and necked-up .348 Winchester (a shortened and necked-down .50-110). It is capable of putting out more than 4,000 ft. lbs. of energy with projectiles ranging from 350 to 500 grains, able to stop just about any game animal on the planet. This example is in Excellent condition and will make a prized addition to any collection. Please see our pictures and good luck!

Please forgive any typos, I was educated in California. -Bud