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

*SCARCE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1885 HIGH WALL SINGLE SHOT RIFLE. SN 97366. Cal. 32 WCF. (32-20). Standard grade rifle with rare 34″ No. 3 weight oct bbl, ivory bead combination front sight with a Lyman folding 2-leaf rear sight and mid-range vernier tang sight with 3″ staff. Lower tang is fitted with sgl set trigger. Mounted with straight grain uncheckered American walnut with black insert schnable tip forearm and straight stock with nickeled brass Swiss buttplate. Bottom of bbl, about 2-1/2″ from muzzle, has an extra dovetail where apparently someone had installed a bbl rest, currently filled with a slot blank. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle in 32 WCF caliber, No. 3, 34″ oct bbl, sgl set trigger, Swiss buttplate, Lyman rear sight and globe front sight, shipped May 24, 1905 to Order #6950. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 80-85% orig blue turning plum. Receiver retains about 85% strong orig blue turning plum over top & bottom. Lever has faded case colors. Wood is sound with usual handling & use marks and retains about 50% orig finish mixed with dark hand wear. Mechanics are crisp, strong bore, dark in the grooves. 4-38370 JR93 (2,500-4,000)

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
	1295	$2,587.50	SCARCE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1885 HIGH WALL SINGLE SHOT RIFLE. SN 97366. Cal. 32 WCF. (32-20). Standard grade rifle with rare 34″ No. 3 weight oct bbl, ivory bead combination front sight with a Lyman folding 2-leaf rear sight and mid-range vernier tang sight with 3″ staff. Lower tang is fitted with sgl set trigger. Mounted with straight grain uncheckered American walnut with black insert schnable tip forearm and straight stock with nickeled brass Swiss buttplate. Bottom of bbl, about 2-1/2″ from muzzle, has an extra dovetail where apparently someone had installed a bbl rest, currently filled with a slot blank. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle in 32 WCF caliber, No. 3, 34″ oct bbl, sgl set trigger, Swiss buttplate, Lyman rear sight and globe front sight, shipped May 24, 1905 to Order #6950. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 80-85% orig blue turning plum. Receiver retains about 85% strong orig blue turning plum over top & bottom. Lever has faded case colors. Wood is sound with usual handling & use marks and retains about 50% orig finish mixed with dark hand wear. Mechanics are crisp, strong bore, dark in the grooves. 4-38370 JR93 (2,500-4,000) 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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