FINE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1885 HIGH WALL SINGLE SHOT TARGET RIFLE.

Revised: 10/5/2009

Additional Information: Accompanied by Factory Letter, not in description, confirming configuration.

FINE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1885 HIGH WALL SINGLE SHOT TARGET RIFLE. SN 14078. Cal. 38-55. Standard grade rifle with 30″ No. 3 weight oct bbl, Lyman 17A globe front sight, Winchester “1886” marked rifle ladder rear sight and a mid-range vernier tang sight with 3″ staff. Receiver, breech block, lever & hammer are color case hardened. Lower tang is fitted with sgl set trigger. Mounted with very nicely figured, uncheckered American walnut with black insert schnable tip forearm & straight stock with Schutzen-style deep cheekpiece & nickel plated brass Swiss buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is unmarked as is the buttstock & buttplate. Forearm has an after-market mounted palm rest base and a 5/16″ hole toward the middle. Although the rifle does not have an assembly number and the wood is unmarked, given the absolutely perfect fit, there is no doubt that this is the orig buttstock & forearm. PROVENANCE: Herbert G. Wellington Jr. Estate. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains about 85% strong orig factory blue with a couple of cleaned areas and scattered freckles of light surface rust. Receiver retains most of its orig factory case colors, fading on the right side, strong & bright on the left side, gray over the top & bottom. Stock has three tiny grain checks back of the top tang, otherwise wood is sound with the forearm retaining about 70% strong orig varnish and the buttstock about 90%. The entire rifle has a coating of old dried oil. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Would make an outstanding shooter. 4-38570 JR90 (3,000-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1535	$3,450.00	Revised: 10/5/2009 Additional Information: Accompanied by Factory Letter, not in description, confirming configuration. FINE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1885 HIGH WALL SINGLE SHOT TARGET RIFLE. SN 14078. Cal. 38-55. Standard grade rifle with 30″ No. 3 weight oct bbl, Lyman 17A globe front sight, Winchester “1886” marked rifle ladder rear sight and a mid-range vernier tang sight with 3″ staff. Receiver, breech block, lever & hammer are color case hardened. Lower tang is fitted with sgl set trigger. Mounted with very nicely figured, uncheckered American walnut with black insert schnable tip forearm & straight stock with Schutzen-style deep cheekpiece & nickel plated brass Swiss buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is unmarked as is the buttstock & buttplate. Forearm has an after-market mounted palm rest base and a 5/16″ hole toward the middle. Although the rifle does not have an assembly number and the wood is unmarked, given the absolutely perfect fit, there is no doubt that this is the orig buttstock & forearm. PROVENANCE: Herbert G. Wellington Jr. Estate. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains about 85% strong orig factory blue with a couple of cleaned areas and scattered freckles of light surface rust. Receiver retains most of its orig factory case colors, fading on the right side, strong & bright on the left side, gray over the top & bottom. Stock has three tiny grain checks back of the top tang, otherwise wood is sound with the forearm retaining about 70% strong orig varnish and the buttstock about 90%. The entire rifle has a coating of old dried oil. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Would make an outstanding shooter. 4-38570 JR90 (3,000-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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