Make: Winchester

Model: 1890 (Third Model)

Serial Number: 439061

Year of Manufacture: 1910

Caliber: .22 Long

Action Type: Pump-Action Rifle with Tubular Magazine

Barrel Length: 24” Octagon

Sights/ Optics: The front sight is a beaded blade dovetailed to the front of the barrel. The rear sight is a “U”-notch sight screwed to the rear of the barrel and screw-adjustable for elevation. The top tang is drilled, tapped, and filled for a tang sight (none present).

Stock Configuration & Condition: The stocks are two-piece walnut with a grooved slide handle, straight grip, straight comb, and steel crescent buttplate. The stocks have some minor handling marks but no notable damage. There are no chips or cracks. The LOP measures 12 7/8” from the front of the trigger to the back of the buttplate. The buttplate has some wear at the heel and toe. Overall, the stocks are in Excellent Condition.

Type of Finish: Blue

Finish Originality: Original

Bore Condition: The bore is bright and the rifling is sharp. There is no erosion in the bore. In this writer’s opinion, the bore rates 10/10.

Overall Condition: This rifle retains about 90% of its metal finish. The action shows light operational wear. The finish on the tangs and mag tube has thinned and taken a light patina. There is minor corrosion toward the end of the mag tube and action bar. The screw heads range from sharp to tool marked with strong slots. The markings are clear. Overall, this rifle is in Excellent Condition.

Mechanics: The action functions correctly. We have not fired this rifle. As with all previously owned firearms, thorough cleaning may be necessary to meet your maintenance standards.

Box Paperwork and Accessories: None

Our Assessment: Winchester was the first American company to offer a practical .22 pump-action rifle, the Model 1890. Designed by gunmaking genius John Moses Browning, the Model 1890 was patterned after Winchester's iconic lever-actions with a tubular magazine under the barrel, an exposed hammer, and top ejection. Winchester had asked Browning to design the rifle as a replacement for the rimfire versions of the Model 1873, which had never achieved great popularity. The Model 1890 was an instant success, and set the standard for all .22 repeaters that followed.

This Winchester Model 1890 (Third Model) Takedown Rifle was made in 1910 and is in Excellent Condition. It features a 24” octagonal barrel, 90% of its superb, original blued finish, elegant two-piece walnut stocks, quality fit and finish, and a bright bore with sharp rifling and no erosion whatsoever. This rifle looks just about as fine as the day it left the factory, and is a must have for any Winchester or rimfire repeater collection.