Product Details
* A DESIRABLE .50-110 (EXPRESS) WINCHESTER MODEL 1885 'HIGH-WALL' SINGLE-SHOT RIFLE, serial no. 82245,
for 1898, with blued round No.2 weight 28in. barrel signed 'MANUFACTURED BY THE WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO., NEW HAVEN CONN. U.S.A. PATENTED OCTOBER 7. 1879', dove-tailed beaded blade fore-sight, flat-topped buckhorn rear-sight, calibre marking at breech, blued slab-sided falling block action (much finish), automatic cocking hammer, the top-tang marked 'PAT OCT. 7TH '79' over 'WINCHESTER' and 'TRADE MARK' walnut pistol-grip butt-stock with chequered iron shotgun heel-plate, the grip capped with a moulded gutta-percha grip-cap marked 'WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO.', plain trigger, walnut splinter fore-end with ebony inlay at tip and factory swivels for sling
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Estimate £1,500-2,500
Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament