*EXTRAORDINARILY RARE & BEAUTIFUL DELUXE ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1885 HI-WALL SINGLE SHOT RIFLE WITH EXTRA BARREL.

*EXTRAORDINARILY RARE & BEAUTIFUL DELUXE ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1885 HI-WALL SINGLE SHOT RIFLE WITH EXTRA BARREL. SN 96428. Cal. 38-55 & 32-40. Spectacular hi-wall with 30″ No. 3 weight orig oct bbl with Rocky Mtn. front sight, flat top rear sight and locking Lyman tang sight with short base. Accompanied by a 30″ oct to rnd bbl with pedestal mounted Marbles #2 gold bead front sight and no rear seat. The half rnd bbl is mounted on the rifle and is marked on the top left flat over the chamber area “-A-O-ZISCHANG-SYRACUSE-N-Y-“. Right top flat is marked “-FLUID-STEEL-KRUPP-ESSEN-“. Mounted with spectacular 4X, center crotch, flame grain American walnut that is B-carved & checkered with black insert schnable tip forearm and capped pistol grip stock with crescent buttplate. Fitted with checkered Schuetzen dbl set triggers and a short Schuetzen finger lever. Receiver is extraordinarily engraved by one of the Ulrichs, probably John. The signature “ULRICH” appears between the set triggers without the initial “C” or “J” preceding. The engraving consists of the exceptional large vignettes of a flat gold walking bull moose in a very detailed woodland scene on the left side and a standing Big Horn ram in a detailed mountain scene on the right side. Both vignettes are surrounded by extremely fine foliate arabesque patterns with very fine shaded background and spade shaped borders. Both sides of the receiver are outlined in gold wire as are the vignettes. Top & bottom of the receiver, along with the front edge, are outlined in gold & platinum wire and have nearly full coverage matching engraving. Tang sight base & screws, along with the internal pivot, is engraved to match. Lever is also engraved to match with gold wire inlay. The area between the rear edge of the tang sight and the top tang screw is inlaid in platinum with the initials “WHC”, or a combination thereof. Buttplate tang is lightly engraved and has gold & platinum wire inlay. The Winchester bbl is engraved to match about 2″ over the chamber area and is inlaid with gold & platinum bands. Muzzle end of the bbl & around the front sight are engraved to match with a gold band. The Zischang bbl has the top flat of the oct section hand matted and the top center of the receiver is hand matted. Top edge of the breech block, top & rear edges of the hammer are also engraved. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in caliber 38-55 with 30″ No. 3 oct bbl, Schuetzen set trigger, fancy wood stock with pistol grip, palm rest, one Swiss plate to interchange (which apparently has been misplaced), Lyman rear cup disc and windgage, no rear seat, carved “B”, gold inlaid with vignettes #9 and #12, bbl inlaid at breech & muzzle, engraved $60.00, received in warehouse Oct. 30, 1903 and shipped next day to Order #207943, repair & return Oct. 9, 1913. This is truly one of the most elaborate & rare Winchester Hi-Wall rifles extant. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus. Orig bbl retains about 95% strong orig blue with light sharp edge wear and one small area of thinning about mid-point; it has brilliant shiny bore; the Zischang bbl retains about 99% crisp orig blue with faint sharp edge wear and one tiny thin spot near the muzzle and has brilliant shiny bore; receiver retains virtually all of its crisp orig blue with a couple of nicks on the gold animals; hammer & breech block retain strong orig case colors and the lever smoky case colors with brighter colors in sheltered areas; buttplate retains most of its orig blue with wear at the heel & toe. Wood is sound with a few minor nicks & scratches and retains virtually all of its orig hand rubbed oil finish. Mechanics are crisp. 4-48155 JR358 (150,000-250,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2013

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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	1405	$0.00	EXTRAORDINARILY RARE & BEAUTIFUL DELUXE ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1885 HI-WALL SINGLE SHOT RIFLE WITH EXTRA BARREL. SN 96428. Cal. 38-55 & 32-40. Spectacular hi-wall with 30″ No. 3 weight orig oct bbl with Rocky Mtn. front sight, flat top rear sight and locking Lyman tang sight with short base. Accompanied by a 30″ oct to rnd bbl with pedestal mounted Marbles #2 gold bead front sight and no rear seat. The half rnd bbl is mounted on the rifle and is marked on the top left flat over the chamber area “-A-O-ZISCHANG-SYRACUSE-N-Y-“. Right top flat is marked “-FLUID-STEEL-KRUPP-ESSEN-“. Mounted with spectacular 4X, center crotch, flame grain American walnut that is B-carved & checkered with black insert schnable tip forearm and capped pistol grip stock with crescent buttplate. Fitted with checkered Schuetzen dbl set triggers and a short Schuetzen finger lever. Receiver is extraordinarily engraved by one of the Ulrichs, probably John. The signature “ULRICH” appears between the set triggers without the initial “C” or “J” preceding. The engraving consists of the exceptional large vignettes of a flat gold walking bull moose in a very detailed woodland scene on the left side and a standing Big Horn ram in a detailed mountain scene on the right side. Both vignettes are surrounded by extremely fine foliate arabesque patterns with very fine shaded background and spade shaped borders. Both sides of the receiver are outlined in gold wire as are the vignettes. Top & bottom of the receiver, along with the front edge, are outlined in gold & platinum wire and have nearly full coverage matching engraving. Tang sight base & screws, along with the internal pivot, is engraved to match. Lever is also engraved to match with gold wire inlay. The area between the rear edge of the tang sight and the top tang screw is inlaid in platinum with the initials “WHC”, or a combination thereof. Buttplate tang is lightly engraved and has gold & platinum wire inlay. The Winchester bbl is engraved to match about 2″ over the chamber area and is inlaid with gold & platinum bands. Muzzle end of the bbl & around the front sight are engraved to match with a gold band. The Zischang bbl has the top flat of the oct section hand matted and the top center of the receiver is hand matted. Top edge of the breech block, top & rear edges of the hammer are also engraved. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in caliber 38-55 with 30″ No. 3 oct bbl, Schuetzen set trigger, fancy wood stock with pistol grip, palm rest, one Swiss plate to interchange (which apparently has been misplaced), Lyman rear cup disc and windgage, no rear seat, carved “B”, gold inlaid with vignettes #9 and #12, bbl inlaid at breech & muzzle, engraved $60.00, received in warehouse Oct. 30, 1903 and shipped next day to Order #207943, repair & return Oct. 9, 1913. This is truly one of the most elaborate & rare Winchester Hi-Wall rifles extant. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus. Orig bbl retains about 95% strong orig blue with light sharp edge wear and one small area of thinning about mid-point; it has brilliant shiny bore; the Zischang bbl retains about 99% crisp orig blue with faint sharp edge wear and one tiny thin spot near the muzzle and has brilliant shiny bore; receiver retains virtually all of its crisp orig blue with a couple of nicks on the gold animals; hammer & breech block retain strong orig case colors and the lever smoky case colors with brighter colors in sheltered areas; buttplate retains most of its orig blue with wear at the heel & toe. Wood is sound with a few minor nicks & scratches and retains virtually all of its orig hand rubbed oil finish. Mechanics are crisp. 4-48155 JR358 (150,000-250,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2013 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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