Guns International #: 100615940
Seller's Inventory #: 0002

Category - Military Rifles - US - Winchester Rifles - Model 1885

Category
Military Rifles - US
Winchester Rifles - Model 1885

WINCHESTER HIGH WALL MUSKET MODEL 1885 .22 SHORT WINDER CONFIGURATION

Description:
AN EXCELLENT COLLECTOR  WINCHESTER HIGH WALL MODEL 1885 MUSKET IN .22 SHORT. IT IS IN MILITARY TRAINING CONFIGURATION OR WINDER SET UP. IT HAS A WONDERFUL FULL LENGTH MILITARY STOCK WITH FULL LENGTH WALNUT FOREARM WITH STEEL END AND WITH PROPER SLING SWIVEL LOCATIONS AND FINGER GROOVES. THERE ARE NO CRACKS WITH ONLY A FEW NICKS AND SMALL SCRATCHES OF NO DEPTH. THE WALNUT GRAIN IS EXCEPTIONAL. THE BARREL IS 28" ROUND STOCK WITH A BEAUTIFUL BORE. BORE IS SLICK AND SHINY WITH THE MAJORITY OF BLUING INTACT, SLIGHTLY FADING. BARREL HAS THE TWO LINE WINCHESTER LABEL, A .22 SHORT MARKING NEAR BREECH, AND PROOF MARK. FRONT SITE IS RAMPED 3/8" DOVETAIL BASE WITH ORIGINAL ADJUSTABLE LYMAN BLADE SIGHT. THE BACK SIGHT IS OF THE LADDER TYPE WITH VERTICAL GRADUATIONS AND ALSO ADJUSTMENTS FOR WINDAGE. THE CONDITION OF THIS SIGHT IS EXCELLENT. THE RECEIVER IS A *HIGH WALL* THAT HAS TURNED A NICELY PLUM PATINA. IT HAS A FEW SPOTS OF SHINY COATING THAT CAN BE SEEN IN PHOTOS. THAT IS DRIED COSMOLINE OR SIMILAR. THE RECEIVER HAS A LIGHT FILM OF OXIDATION, NOT RUST. IT IS SURFACE PIN PRICKS THAT I WOULD RATHER NOT MESS WITH. THE ACTION IS SUPER SMOOTH AND TIGHT WITH NO BUGGERED SCREWS. THIS IS NOT MARKED WITH A MILITARY CARTOUCHE. A FEW 1885 WINDERS WERE SOLD IN 1918 AND 1919 IN MILITARY TRAINER CONFIGURATION TO THE PUBLIC. A HIGHWALL .22 SHORT WINDER IS A RARE FIND ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. SERIAL NUMBER 115071.

SOLD

Curio/Relic: Yes
Manufacturer: WINCHESTER
Model: 1885 WINDER HIGHWALL
Serial Number: 115071
Caliber Info: .22SHORT
Bore: EXCELLENT
Condition: VERY GOOD
Wood Condition: VERY GOOD