VERY UNUSUAL WINCHESTER 1885 LOW-WALL DELUXE RIFLE.

VERY UNUSUAL WINCHESTER 1885 LOW-WALL DELUXE RIFLE. SN 83233. Cal. 22 short. 26″ No. 2 half octagon-half round bbl, combination front sight, flat top V-notch sporting rear with set screw. Top flat of bbl is marked “MADE TO ORDER BY THE / WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN.CONN.U.S.A.”. Adjacent receiver top flat is caliber marked “22 SHORT”. Usual low-wall receiver with single set trigger and tang mounted peep sight. Mounted with “XX” quality walnut. Deluxe checkering schnable forend with ebony tip insert, checkered pistol grip, Winchester hard rubber grip cap and Swiss buttplate. Accompanying firearm is Cody Firearm Museum Winchester letter identifying gun as 22 short, No. 2 26″ half-octagon bbl, plain trigger, checkered stock with pistol grip, Lyman combination front sight, Swiss buttplate, received in warehouse Feb. 13, 1902, shipped from warehouse Feb. 17, 1902 on order #131282. R & R on March 30, 1905 order #955, R & R August 3, 1915 order #67793. Inspection of lower tang reveals assembly number “7495XX”. Back of butt stock is stamped “7585” and inside buttplate is written “SPARE” and on toe “11773”. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl retains 97-98% orig blue with some minor handling marks, faint wear at sharp edges and a couple of minor scratches. Receiver retains 97-98% orig blue, some faint sharp edge wear, a few nicks and scratches and some minor surface oxidation. Stock is sound with minor dent in pistol grip near lower tang, minor nicks and scrapes and retains most of its Winchester Deluxe finish. Forend is sound with minor handling marks and retains most of its Winchester Deluxe finish. Mechanics are good with non-functioning set trigger, a slightly dark bore with good rifling and some minor scattered pitting. 4-36245 BDT192 (5,000-7,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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	2349	$11,500.00	VERY UNUSUAL WINCHESTER 1885 LOW-WALL DELUXE RIFLE. SN 83233. Cal. 22 short. 26″ No. 2 half octagon-half round bbl, combination front sight, flat top V-notch sporting rear with set screw. Top flat of bbl is marked “MADE TO ORDER BY THE / WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN.CONN.U.S.A.”. Adjacent receiver top flat is caliber marked “22 SHORT”. Usual low-wall receiver with single set trigger and tang mounted peep sight. Mounted with “XX” quality walnut. Deluxe checkering schnable forend with ebony tip insert, checkered pistol grip, Winchester hard rubber grip cap and Swiss buttplate. Accompanying firearm is Cody Firearm Museum Winchester letter identifying gun as 22 short, No. 2 26″ half-octagon bbl, plain trigger, checkered stock with pistol grip, Lyman combination front sight, Swiss buttplate, received in warehouse Feb. 13, 1902, shipped from warehouse Feb. 17, 1902 on order #131282. R & R on March 30, 1905 order #955, R & R August 3, 1915 order #67793. Inspection of lower tang reveals assembly number “7495XX”. Back of butt stock is stamped “7585” and inside buttplate is written “SPARE” and on toe “11773”. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl retains 97-98% orig blue with some minor handling marks, faint wear at sharp edges and a couple of minor scratches. Receiver retains 97-98% orig blue, some faint sharp edge wear, a few nicks and scratches and some minor surface oxidation. Stock is sound with minor dent in pistol grip near lower tang, minor nicks and scrapes and retains most of its Winchester Deluxe finish. Forend is sound with minor handling marks and retains most of its Winchester Deluxe finish. Mechanics are good with non-functioning set trigger, a slightly dark bore with good rifling and some minor scattered pitting. 4-36245 BDT192 (5,000-7,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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