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

SN 38427. Cal. 40-70 Sharps straight. Beautiful special order rifle with 30″ #3 weight oct to rnd bbl, spirit level windgage front sight, no rear seat and a thin base mid-range vernier tang sight. Receiver has single set trigger. Mounted with very highly figured, about 3X American walnut with black insert Schnable tip forearm and black insert serpentine grip buttstock with Swiss cheekpiece and nickeled brass Swiss buttplate. Bbl has standard 2-line address with caliber marking over the chamber area. Bottom of the bbl, under the leaf spring is marked “40-70 S.”. Forward of that marking is “40-65” which has been crossed out. Left side of lower tang is marked with the assembly number “2917”, “XXX” and “SBC”. Matching assembly number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock and inside buttplate. Buttplate screws are also matching assembly numbered. Accompanied by a Winchester Gun Museum letter which identifies this rifle in caliber 40-70 with 30″ #3 half oct bbl, set trigger, checkered pistol grip stock, Swiss cheekpiece and mid-range vernier and windgage sights, Lyman front & rear sights, no rear slot, “In Morocco case”, shipped Mar. 10, 1890. Also accompanied by Mr. Yearout’s inventory card which states that he purchased this rifle in Apr. 1970 from renowned dealer/collector Ray Saign of Minneapolis,MN. The card also states that he separately purchased a cased set of sights from Norm Flayderman that he added to this rifle. These sights are installed on the rifle and the case with 3 spare apertures is accompanying. PROVENANCE: Estate Collection of Lewis & Leyton Yearout. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching except forearm which is unnumbered but absolutely orig to this rifle. Bbl retains 96-97% strong orig blue with only sharp edge wear; receiver retains most of its orig case colors, strong & bright in the most sheltered areas, faded elsewhere and turned silver on most of the right side; lever retains traces of case colors. Wood is sound, with light nicks & scratches retains most of its orig varnish. Buttplate & buttplate screws are re-nickeled. Mechanics are crisp; brilliant shiny bore. Sight case is extremely fine. 4-53868 JR26 (7,000-10,000) – Lot 2161

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Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014

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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	2161	$13,570.00	SCARCE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1885 HIGH WALL SINGLE SHOT TARGET RIFLE. SN 38427. Cal. 40-70 Sharps straight. Beautiful special order rifle with 30″ #3 weight oct to rnd bbl, spirit level windgage front sight, no rear seat and a thin base mid-range vernier tang sight. Receiver has single set trigger. Mounted with very highly figured, about 3X American walnut with black insert Schnable tip forearm and black insert serpentine grip buttstock with Swiss cheekpiece and nickeled brass Swiss buttplate. Bbl has standard 2-line address with caliber marking over the chamber area. Bottom of the bbl, under the leaf spring is marked “40-70 S.”. Forward of that marking is “40-65” which has been crossed out. Left side of lower tang is marked with the assembly number “2917”, “XXX” and “SBC”. Matching assembly number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock and inside buttplate. Buttplate screws are also matching assembly numbered. Accompanied by a Winchester Gun Museum letter which identifies this rifle in caliber 40-70 with 30″ #3 half oct bbl, set trigger, checkered pistol grip stock, Swiss cheekpiece and mid-range vernier and windgage sights, Lyman front & rear sights, no rear slot, “In Morocco case”, shipped Mar. 10, 1890. Also accompanied by Mr. Yearout’s inventory card which states that he purchased this rifle in Apr. 1970 from renowned dealer/collector Ray Saign of Minneapolis,MN. The card also states that he separately purchased a cased set of sights from Norm Flayderman that he added to this rifle. These sights are installed on the rifle and the case with 3 spare apertures is accompanying. PROVENANCE: Estate Collection of Lewis & Leyton Yearout. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching except forearm which is unnumbered but absolutely orig to this rifle. Bbl retains 96-97% strong orig blue with only sharp edge wear; receiver retains most of its orig case colors, strong & bright in the most sheltered areas, faded elsewhere and turned silver on most of the right side; lever retains traces of case colors. Wood is sound, with light nicks & scratches retains most of its orig varnish. Buttplate & buttplate screws are re-nickeled. Mechanics are crisp; brilliant shiny bore. Sight case is extremely fine. 4-53868 JR26 (7,000-10,000) – Lot 2161 Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014 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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SCARCE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1885 HIGH WALL SINGLE SHOT TARGET RIFLE.