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RARE 1885 HIGHWALL .40-82 WITH FACTORY 36" OCT. BARREL, FACTORY LETTER, MADE 1893.
Guns International #: 103420219 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Winchester Rifles - Antique Single Shot - Winchester Rifles - Model 1885
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Seller: goodmanguns
Company: William T. Goodman
Member Since: 10/16/15
First Name: William
Last Name: Goodman
State: Montana
Zip: 59715
Country: United States
Phone: (406) 587-3131
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Description:
SUPER RARE 1885 HIGHWALL .40-82 WITH FACTORY 36" OCT. BARREL, FACTORY LETTER, #65XXX, MADE 1893. This is one of the most unusual and interesting 1885 Highwalls I’ve seen. According to The Winchester Handbook by George Madis, only 328 1885s were made with barrels longer than standard (standard for this caliber was 30”). There were 1,703 made in .40-82 (compared to 7,596 in .38-55; 11,174 in .32-40 and 12,641 in .32 W.C.F.). Not sure how many .40-82s were made with extra length barrels, much less 36” which was the longest offered. I wouldn’t think there were more than a few like this, at most. The .40-82 is simply the .45-90 2.4” case tapered down to accept a .40 cal. Bullet and was fairly popular in the 1886 Lever Action Rifle. This example shows fine deep only lightly aged barrel blue with sharp markings. Rear sight is a buckhorn with elevator bar intact. There is another dovetail approx. 8” ahead of the rear sight which now has a filler blank installed. Whether this was intended as a dovetail for a scope mount (like the Winchester B5 scope) or perhaps to mount a spirit level is unknown. The front sight is a blade/bead. The uncleaned receiver has aged dark with a slight trace of case color on the sides. The action is tight and the safety half-cock holds firmly. Screw heads appear unturned. Stock and forend are the classic Winchester reddish/brown and have never been sanded, refinished or even cleaned. The forend retains the ebony wedge inlay in the forend tip. Wood to metal fit is very tight. The bore is bright and excellent with only some minor scattered surface corrosion. The included Winchester/Cody letter indicates that this rifle in .40-82 with 36” octagon No.3 weight barrel was received in the warehouse on Nov. 3, 1893 and shipped the same day. A really unusual and rare nearly 133 year old Winchester and perhaps a unique Highwall. $4250
Price: $4,250.00
Antique: Yes
Rifle Caliber: .40-82 Winchester
Manufacturer: WINCHESTER
Model: 1885 HIGH WALL
Serial Number: 65XXX
Barrel Length: 36" OCT.
Condition: FINE
Bore Condition: EXCELLENT