Main Sale - September 2012 : Sale A1066 Lot 923
WINCHESTER A RARE .32 (R/F EXTRA-LONG) SINGLE-SHOT TARGET RIFLE, MODEL 1885 LOW-WALL SCHUTZEN, serial no. 3649,

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WINCHESTER
A RARE .32 (R/F EXTRA-LONG) SINGLE-SHOT TARGET RIFLE, MODEL '1885 LOW-WALL SCHUTZEN', serial no. 3649,
for 1887, with two stage 26in. heavy target barrel, the top flat signed 'MANUFACTURED BY THE WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN CONN. USA.' together with the calibre, tunnel fore-sight with removable element, 'buckhorn' style rear-sight, plain low-wall action, central hammer, the top-tang fitted with a 'Lyman' micro-adjustable peep-sight, walnut straight-hand butt-stock fitted with nickel-plated 'Swiss-style' heel-plate, single-set trigger (set removed) and splinter fore-end with inlaid ebony tip (traces of finish throughout)
Estimate £800-1,000