WINCHESTER MODEL 1885 LOW WALL SINGLE SHOT RIFLE.

WINCHESTER MODEL 1885 LOW WALL SINGLE SHOT RIFLE. SN 62143. 32 WCF Cal. 28” oct number 2 bbl. Made in 1891. Standard 2-line markings with dashes at the end of each line on top of the bbl. No markings on the receiver. “PAT. OCT. 7TH 79” on the lower tang. Crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle as being shipped May 16, 1893 with one other rifle of same specifications to the same order. CONDITION: Fine. 90% blue on the bbl, worn on the edges with scattered spots of light pitting. 50% casehardening on the receiver with colors on the left side and top mostly silvered out and mixed with light pitting on the right and bottom. 50% casehardening on the hammer and triggerguard. Buttplate has a mottled gray patina. Wood has minor dents and scratches. Mechanically fine. Bore is bright, but evenly pitted. Goforth Collection 4-60623 (2,000-3,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006

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
	1278	$1,437.00	WINCHESTER MODEL 1885 LOW WALL SINGLE SHOT RIFLE. SN 62143. 32 WCF Cal. 28” oct number 2 bbl. Made in 1891. Standard 2-line markings with dashes at the end of each line on top of the bbl. No markings on the receiver. “PAT. OCT. 7TH 79” on the lower tang. Crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle as being shipped May 16, 1893 with one other rifle of same specifications to the same order. CONDITION: Fine. 90% blue on the bbl, worn on the edges with scattered spots of light pitting. 50% casehardening on the receiver with colors on the left side and top mostly silvered out and mixed with light pitting on the right and bottom. 50% casehardening on the hammer and triggerguard. Buttplate has a mottled gray patina. Wood has minor dents and scratches. Mechanically fine. Bore is bright, but evenly pitted. Goforth Collection 4-60623 (2,000-3,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006 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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