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KC,
Some did come that way from the factory...not sure about this one...it may have, but they are still being made. I have a Winchester 1886 with a factory tang. It's a very heavy rifle in 45-70 cal. The tang site on this one does not look new and would not have been re-blued with the rifle so it's possibly original. These sights were not made by the mfg of the rifle but were add ons at the time. Both Lyman and Marbles tang sights are still being made.

If you want to talk about it you can PM me and I'll give you my ph number and Skype name if you want video chat.