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A bald eagle takes flight Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, at the Museum of the Shenandaoh Valley in Winchester, Va. (Scott Mason/The Winchester Star via AP) ** FILE **
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WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 .50-110 (Upwards of $55,000) was a lever-action repeating rifle designed by John Browning to handle some of the more powerful cartridges of the period. Originally chambered in .45-70, .45-90 WCF and .40-82 WCF, it was later offered in a half dozen other large cartridges, including the .50-110 Winchester. Despite being originally designed for use with black powder, the action was strong enough to make the jump to smokeless powder with only minor modifications, and was subsequently chambered in the smokeless .33 WCF cartridge beginning in 1903. The Model 1886 continued the trend towards chambering heavier rounds, and had an all-new and considerably stronger locking-block action than the toggle-link Model 1876. It was designed by John Moses Browning, who had a long and profitable relationship with Winchester from the 1880s to the early 1900s. William Mason also contributed, making some improvements to Browning's original design. In many respects the Model 1886 was a true American express rifle, as it could be chambered in the more powerful black powder cartridges of the day, proving capable of handling not only the .45-70 but also .45-90 and the huge .50-110 Express "buffalo" cartridges. The action was strong enough that a nickel-steel barrel was the only necessary modification needed to work with smokeless powder cartridges, and in 1903 the rifle was chambered for the smokeless high-velocity .33 WCF cartridge. During the early stages of World War I, the Royal Flying Corps purchased Model 1886 rifles chambered for the .45-90 Sharps cartridge with special incendiary bullets designed to ignite the hydrogen gas in German airships. In 1935 Winchester introduced a slightly modified M1886 as the Model 71, chambered for the more powerful .348 Winchester cartridge.
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PRE-1964 WINCHESTER MODEL 70 (Upwards of $6000) The Winchester Model 70 is a bolt-action sporting rifle. It has an iconic place in American sporting culture and has been held in high regard by shooters since it was introduced in 1936, earning the moniker "The Rifleman's Rifle". The action has some design similarities to Mauser designs and it is a development of the earlier Winchester Model 54. The pre-'64 Model 70's were manufactured from 1936 through 1963 after which time significant changes in the design and manufacture of the rifles were made. Pre-'64 Model 70s bring a substantial price premium due to a public perception that they were better, as they had several desirable features (Mauser-type controlled round feed, cut checkering) that the post-'64 version did not. The best way to identify a Pre-'64 Model 70 Winchester rifles is the serial number and the fore-end screw to secure the barrel to the stock. Model 70 rifles with serial numbers below 700,000 are the pre-'64 variety.
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ADVANCE FOR RELEASE SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2015, AND THEREAFTER- In this March 28, 2015, photo, Sherando High School, Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) members Amelia Powers, left, Olivia Scott, second from left, and Lacey Johnson dance with Hilltop House Assisted Living resident Maria Jordaens during a senior prom in Winchester, Va. The dance, organized by two students from Sherando High School, brought smiles to the faces of many residents and took them back to their school days. (AP Photo/The Winchester Star, Scott Mason)
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Garrett Hodgson, Cassidi Taylor, Josh Taylor, Kennadi Taylor, Caleb Belford, Corry Sine, Bryan Kerns, Amber Keller, Tyler Stottlemyer, Courtney Taylor, Matt Wyne, Matt Taylor and Roger Milburn, all members of North Mountain Volunteer Fire and Rescue near Winchester, Va., pose for a group photo in front of the fire station on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015. They are among seven family units of roughly 30 total volunteers at North Mountain. (AP Photo/The Winchester Star, Scott Mason)
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Blaire Collingwood, left, hands out candy to trick or treaters on Sat. Oct. 25, 2014, during the Old Town Winchester, Va. Halloween Spooktacular event. (AP Photo/The Winchester Star, Ginger Perry) ** FILE **
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The Rev. Dr. Robin H. Gorsline, from left, president, People of Faith for Equality in Virginia and Rev. Gail A. Minnick, pastor, Shenandoah Valley Metropolitan Community Church show a POFEV poster depicting Victoria Kidd and her partner Christy Bergoff and their 18 month-old daughter Lydia Bergoff-Kidd of Winchester, Va., just prior to a pro-same sex marriage rally held on Monday May 12, 2014 in front of the Joint Judicial Center in Winchester. Bergoff and Kidd are heading to Richmond, Va. on Tuesday May 13, 2014 to appear in part of a federal lawsuit seeking the freedom to marry for all same-sex couples in Virginia as well as an end to Virginia’s refusal to recognize marriages same-sex couples have legally entered elsewhere. The couple was married in Washington, DC in 2011. (AP Photo/The Winchester Star, Ginger Perry)
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The Rev. Dr. Robin H. Gorsline, 2nd from left, president of People of Faith for Equality in Virginia(POFEV) speaks at a pro-same sex marriage rally in front of the Joint Judicial Center in Winchester, Va., on Monday May 12, 2014. Some of those attending are John Copenhaver, from left, Shenandoah University professor of Philosophy and Religion, Rhona Collins, board member of the local PFLAG organization, Gorsline, Alexandria Hawkins of Richmond, Va. and Victoria Kidd, holding Lydia Berghoff-Kidd, 18 months and her partner, Christy Berghoff of Winchester. Bergoff and Kidd are heading to Richmond on Tuesday May 13, 2014 to appear in part of a federal lawsuit seeking the freedom to marry for all same-sex couples in Virginia as well as an end to Virginia’s refusal to recognize marriages same-sex couples have legally entered elsewhere. The couple were married in Washington, DC in 2011. (AP Photo/The Winchester Star, Ginger Perry)
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Actor Sean Astin acknowledges applause from the audience in Handley High School's Patsy Cline Theatre Friday, May 2, 2014 after he crowned his daughter Alexandra Louise Astin Queen Shenandoah for the 87th Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester, Va. One of her first acts as queen was knighting her grandfather John Astin as knight minister of the festival. (AP Photo/The Winchester Star, Jeff Taylor)
