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The pencil shows the pivot point which allowed the finger loop that holds the lever closed. This lever action rifle had additional levers to increase the travel and allow for a short stroke.

The cut-checkered walnut stock was standard on the pre-’64 Model 88. Later versions had the much-maligned impressed basket weave pattern.

Differences in the magazines. The pre-’64 model magazine was a little shorter than later ones with both being marked with the words Winchester, Trade Mark.

To remove the barrel and action, one needs to remove the forend screw and then lift the barrel and action out of the stock while pivoting the rear of the receiver against the recoil block. On 88s manufactured before 1957, the rear of this recoil block was fitted with a three-bumped figure or “cloverleaf” configuration with a very short tang. This was later Modified into an entirely rounded shape to mitigate against splitting of the stock. According to master gunsmith Ted Neal of Altoona, Pennsylvania, this is why “it is important when restocking these rifles to pay close attention to the grain pattern of the stock in this area as well as the bedding of the recoil block.”