50-500 uSD
100-500 USD or so
There was/is no such thing as a 1940's vintage Winchester lever-action .410. Winchester did make a slide-action (pump) .410 shotgun called the Model 42 during the 1940s.
A PIG TAIL IS THE LEVER ON THE TOP OF THE GUN TO OPEN THE ACTION
The Winchester model 1901 shotgun was made between the years 1901-1920.
Winchester made a Model 1887 lever-action shotgun from 1887 - 1899. Norinco currently makes a reproduction of the Model 1887.
There were model 1887 lever action shotguns made by Winchester ( I have a 12 ga). These are worth in the range of $1200 to $5000 depending on condition. I am not aware of any Model 1886 Winchesters in a shotgun.
With the serial number that you provided,your Winchester model 1901 lever action shotgun was 1 of only 307 made during the year 1915.The model 1901 lever action shotgun will bring between 550-2,200 dollars for a shotgun having between 10%-70% of its original finish remaining,and a half way decent bore.There were only 13,500 manufactured between the years 1901-1920.
these 410 ga lever action shotguns were made from 2001-2006.
Needs to be inspected by a good gunsmith.
Less than 100 to multiple thousands depending on specifics.
A Winchester model 1887 lever action shotgun is worth between 675-1.875 dollars for a shotgun with between 10%-60% of its original finish remaining,and a good bore.
You did not tell us what MAKE your shotgun is. The two 1895s that come to mind are a lever action Winchester RIFLE, and a Davenport shotgun, which had a prominent release lever right behind the hammer.