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1280
$1,035.00

*WINCHESTER MODEL 1885 LO-WALL SINGLE SHOT RIFLE. Cal. 22 short. SN 120179. Standard grade rifle with #1 weight oct bbl, ivory bead combination front sight, Lyman 6A 2-leaf folding rear sight, and a locking Lyman windgage tang sight. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered, American walnut with black insert, semi-schnable tip forearm and straight stock with crescent buttplate. Bottom of bbl has a dovetailed sling eye with a corresponding sling eye in the stock. Right side of buttstock has a slim brass plaque engraved “FRANK R. FORD, JR.” CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains about 95% strong orig blue with a small gouge on the bottom and a small patch of crusty rust. Receiver retains 70-75% orig blue with the balance flaked to a medium patina. There are some small scratches on the left side of receiver and bottom tang is mostly a gray/brown patina. Stock has three tiny hairlines in back of the top tang and a crack through the toe at the bottom buttplate screw, otherwise the wood is sound and retains about all of its orig varnish, somewhat dull on the forearm. Hammer does not cock on closing, otherwise mechanics are fine. Bright shiny bore with a few small spots of pitting. 4-58748 JR241 (1,500-2,500)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006
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