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1890 Antique WINCHESTER M1885 High Wall .32-40 WCF TARGET/MATCH Style Rifle “Best Single Shot Rifle Ever Produced”-Ned Roberts
Guns International #: 103340635 Seller's Inventory #: 258201
Category: Winchester Rifles - Model 1885 - Winchester Rifles
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Seller: AncestryGunsLLC
Company: Ancestry Guns LLC
Member Since: 11/3/16
State: Missouri
Zip: 65203
Country: United States
Phone: (314) 707-7373
International Phone: 314-707-7373
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Description:
1890 Antique WINCHESTER M1885 High Wall .32-40 WCF TARGET/MATCH Style Rifle
“Best Single Shot Rifle Ever Produced”-Ned Roberts
Here we present an antique Winchester Model 1885 High Wall Rifle chambered in .32-40 Winchester Center Fire, made circa 1890 in New Haven, Connecticut. The Winchester Model 1885 has a falling-block action, and two models were produced, the Low Wall and the High Wall. Ironically, this was Winchester’s first single shot rifle, the company having been founded on its winning lever action repeater design. John Moses Browning, the famed gun designer who forever changed the firearms landscape, began his career with this rifle in the 19th Century before dominating the world scene in the 20th Century.
It was produced principally to satisfy the demands of the growing sport of long-range “Match Shooting”, which opened at Creedmoor, New York, on June 21, 1872. Target/Match shooting was extremely popular in the United States from about 1871 until about 1917, enjoying a status similar to golf today, and the Winchester company, which had built its reputation on repeating firearms, had in 1885 challenged the single-shot giants of Sharps, Remington, Stevens, Maynard, and Ballard, not only entering the competition, but excelling at it, with Major Ned H. Roberts (inventor of the .257 Roberts cartridge) describing the Model 1885 Single Shot as "the most reliable, strongest, and altogether best single shot rifle ever produced."
This example is chambered for the.32-40 WCF cartridge. It features a 28-inch heavy octagon barrel.
The overall condition is fine. Original barrel finish and frame case colors are mostly preserved. Excellent action. Bright, shiny bore with strong rifling. Fine stock with minimal evidence of handling wear. Legible markings.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 28 inches.
Caliber: .32-40 Winchester Center Fire
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$2400
#258201
Price: $2,400.00
Antique: Yes