(6470-17-222) RARE POPE BARRELED WINCHESTER MODEL 1885 HIGH WALL SCHUETZEN RIFLE IN .38-55

30” part octagon #4 barrel, excellent left hand twist Pope rifling, Stevens-Pope marked barrel (original caliber on bottom flat along with # ‘1900’; ‘J.M. Pope’ also marked on left barrel flat), barrel fit with Unertl type scope blocks and Lyman Junior target spot scope. 95% lustrous blue overall, Winchester helm style pistol grip checkered deluxe buttstock with cheekpiece and nickeled helm buttplate, checkered deluxe forearm with tuning fork palm rest. Fine walnut retains most all lacquer, double set triggers with custom finger grip scroll lever, Spirit level Windage globe front and vernier tang sights. Great looking gun. e

A $ 16,500

(5792-17-224) FACTORY ENGRAVED CUSTOM WINCHESTER MODEL 1885 HIGH WALL TAKE DOWN SINGLE SHOT RIFLE IN CALIBER 222 REMINGTON MAG

Very nicely re-stocked in fancy burl walnut with I style checkering; checkered steel shotgun style butt. Full round barrel measuring 26”, fitted with a Bausch and Lomb style one piece scope mount. Gun is excellent as refurbished. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e

A $ 6,250

(W42a-17-63) WINCHESTER MODEL 1885 DELUXE SCHUETZEN RIFLE

Caliber .22 Short. Original 28" #3 full octagon bbl, with vernier folding tang sight, excellent bore. Original 3X grade pistol grip checkered Schuetzen style stock is in excellent condition with most orig lacquer intact, helm buttplate and Dutch pattern cheekpiece. Overall gun is exc with 98% orig bbl blue, 75-80% bright vivid case colors. The Schuetzen rifles with a case colored frame are really quite unusual, they're generally later guns than that; complete with Factory Letter of Authenticity which states, 'no rear sight seat' but this has got a sight dovetail for a rear sight-probably an oversight or somebody put it in at a later time. If that's the case, they did a perfect job. Formerly in the Eldon Owens collection. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e

A $ 12,500.

(W54-17-67) WINCHESTER MODEL 1885 HIGH WALL RIFLE

.32 WCF Caliber. Rare #1 weight 28" full octagon bbl, good bore with pitting, approximately 75% bbl blue, the balance turning blue plum patina, 70% case colors visible on the frame. Excellent walnut stocks, crescent buttplate. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e

A $ 2,975.

(W28-17-65) WINCHESTER THICK SIDE HIGH WALL

In very scarce Cal 45 Ely. Orig 30" full round bbl, VG bore, orig sights. Orig wood generally VG; special order shotgun style butt and a very neatly done wrist repair which is sound & solid with no loss of integrity to the stock. Overall metal is VG with what appears to be a complete refinish; probably done in England a long time ago as it's British proofed. Other than the finish, the gun is guaranteed all orig, with factory Letter. Very scarce thick side High Wall frame. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e

A $ 5,300.

(6472-17-216) UNUSUAL WINCHESTER MODEL 1885 HIGH WALL RIFLE IN .32-40

32” #4 full octagon barrel, fine bore, 34” long scope mounted on barrel, 7/8” tube diameter with brass lens caps marked ‘123’; ‘123’ is marked on underside of bbl as well, target mounts, 98%+ blue on barrel and receiver, considerable case colors on lever, close coupled double set triggers, three finger wood grip adapter on lever. Fine walnut with virtually all varnish intact, non-checkered pistol gripped buttstock with small Swiss buttplate retains most original nickel. Complete with Winchester palm rest. Scope retains 50% blue. Fitted with a 1” diameter unmarked target scope; good optics but missing one of the cross hairs. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e

A $ 6,250

(6460-17-238) WINCHESTER MODEL 1885 LOW WALL RIFLE IN CALIBER .25 RF

26” full octagon barrel, VG shootable bore with a very light ring near the middle, scattered bad storage pitting on the front half of the barrel; otherwise metal is smooth and clean retaining 70% blue, the balance turning. VG wood, rifle butt, replacement sights. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e

A $ 985

(W24-18-90) WINCHESTER HIGH WALL RIFLE IN 44-40

Original 30” round #3 barrel. Nice bore with light pitting and strong rifling. 50% barrel blue, turning a plum blue color, and 70% receiver blue. Dockendorff crosshair front sight, Buckhorn rear sight. Rifle-style buttplate, near-excellent wood with pleasing grain, possibly has been freshened lightly. 111XXX serial number. Crisp action. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e

M $ 3,975

(W39-17-215) 1885 LOW WALL RIFLE IN 25 CALIBER

24" full octagon #1 bbl with an exc bore, originally was 22L. Interesting marking on bbl says "Rebored and Rifled by J. Stevens A&T Co." Barrel was factory reblued at that time and retains 95% heavy blue. Orig wood has a few light handling mars but is in generally near excellent with most orig varnish. Rifle style buttplate retains a considerable amount of case colors. Nice, clean, unique little gun complete with Lyman blade front and a very scarce series 62 folding Lyman tang sights. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e

A $ 2,975

(5370-15-126) ONE OF A KIND WINCHESTER MODEL 1885 HIGH WALL MUSKET IN CALIBER 32-40

The only known. Original 30” musket style barrel, full length musket forearm, cleaning rod, sporting buckhorn rear & blade front sights. Original wood excellent+, sling swivels; all original finish, vivid case colors on BP. Overall excellent+ retaining virtually all original blue & vivid c.c. on hammer & lever. Guaranteed all original; Factory Letter detailing the fact that it’s a musket, the caliber, barrel length, sporting rear, Lyman rear & tang sights. Tang sight missing. Excellent+ in & out. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e

A $ 9,500

(W37-17-237) WINCHESTER MODEL 1885 LOW WALL RIFLE

Caliber .25 RF. Orig 28" 1/2 oct #2 bbl was set back 1" at the factory, VG bore. Bbl retains approximately 40% blue-the balance is a plumish blue coloration; receiver is a dark silvery gray patina. Sights include a Lyman tang, Swiss style buttplate. Generally VG stocks with repaired crack near buttplate and a missing sliver at forend tip. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e

A $ 1,575 sale pending

(W41-17-217) WINCHESTER MODEL 1885 HIGH WALL RIFLE

.38 EX Caliber. 30" full round #3 bbl, very near fine bright shiny bore with very few light pits, sharp rifling, 98% lustrous bbl blue, considerable case colors visible on receiver and lever-balance is fading and dimming. Sights include combo front, platinum lined 3-leaf rear and Lyman tang; rifle BP, with excellent wood. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e

A $ 5,750

(9235-17-228) LOW WALLED 1885 RIFLE

Caliber 22 WCF. 26" half octagon heavy weight number 2 bbl. Original sights include Beach combination front which is missing the flip up aperture. Typical Winchester rear sight. VG shootable bore with some minor roughness just ahead of the chamber. Overall wood is in excellent condition with most original varnish, some very minor hunting mars and rifle style buttplate. Bbl retains 95% plus bright vivid blue. Receiver retains about the same, 95% vivid case colors. Nice, clean, all original old gun with the early high style block rarely encountered. Excellent throughout. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e

A $ 3,995

(9210-16-189) BROWNING MODEL 1878 SINGLE SHOT LONG RIFLE

One of the original Browning manufactured High Wall rifles, has a 32" heavy weight bbl measuring just over an 1-1/8" at the muzzle, caliber 50. Fairly good, shootable bore with deep rifling. The stock has a repair at the wrist done quite some time ago and it sounds solid there. The forearm is missing a sliver of wood on the left hand side from front to back. Probably 1/8" high and full length of the forearm. Original sights, I believe. Looks like a Freund sight with a wooden riser added. Rifle style buttplate. Overall metal is mostly a plum-brown patina coloration with sharp corners. Nice functioning action. The bbl has a hole in it about 1/16" deep. Unknown what that would be for. Other than that, it is a correct, all original gun. 200 range serial number. Hard to find. I have not had one of these in over 25 years. This is a better than average example. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e

A $ 21,000 sale pending

(7004a-18-88) ONE-OF-A-KIND WINCHESTER 1885 'INTERNATIONAL MATCH' HIGH WALL TARGET RIFLE

Extremely rare Caliber 30-06 Rimmed. The only known example of this cartridge accompanies this gun. The muzzle of the 28" #3 round bbl has been uniquely ported. The workmanship has been attributed to the Winchester factory overseen by A.L. Landensack who was a Winchester engineer. Landensack also conceived the idea of an 'International Match Rifle'. Of the six Match Rifles made, this is the only one in 30-06 Rimmed Caliber, as well as the only one with a ported bbl. There are six holes that go straight back from the muzzle end about 1-3/4", then they curve and enter the bore just behind the muzzle. The idea is to relieve the pressure that is pushing the bullet down the bore. In doing so, they felt that the gas would be less apt to unstabilize the bullet when it was passing out around the bullet at the muzzle if the gas had already exited from the bore. Whether it worked or not, I don't know. It's a very interesting concept. This gun has one of the longest letters I've ever seen on a High Wall: apparently it had a Landensack style cork forend with a covered topwood and Schuetzen style stock which has been changed; it now has a typical High Wall musket stock and a Winchester forearm both of which look right on the gun. The Letter lists all these features plus things such as a safety lock devise on the hammer, a fly to leave hammer at full cock and many more. Very interesting gun with a number of extra features. It's fitted with an A-5 scope which has excellent optics, rear sight is a folding tang which appears to be some type of a Pope configuration and globe front sight. Gun is in fine cond with basically 95% overall orig blue, good case colors on the hammer and lever, Winchester stocks are in exc cond. Very probable that this is the only 30-06 Rimmed High Wall ever manufactured-experts in the field claim this is the only example of a 30-06 Rimmed cartridge accompanying this gun that has surfaced to date. A great find! ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e

A $ 10,950

(9005-17-225) WINCHESTER 1885 HIGH WALL TARGET RIFLE IN 22 LONG RIFLE

Set up with a 28" #3 octagon bbl, globe front sight, a Marbles receiver sight with medium large disc and a blank in the rear bbl dovetail. A nice cond gun with almost all blue remaining on the large octagon bbl, some thinning. Receiver has quite a little blue although turning to a blue grayish color. Later Model with the coil spring over 100,XXX serial range. Exceptional bore, very nice wood. This would be a good gun for a serious rimfire target shooter. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e

M $ 3,275 sale pending

(8859-17-235) GORGEOUS CASE COLORED WINCHESTER LOW WALL RIFLE

Caliber 22 Long. Early gun in the 40,XXX serial range. Beautiful vivid case colors over the entire frame, some dimming case colors even remain on the crescent butt, nearly all the blue on the #1 bbl which has standard sights and also a Lyman tang sight. Wood is just as fine as the rest of the gun. Very sweet looking little 1885!!! ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e

A $ 4,250 sale pending

(8858-17-219) WINCHESTER CASE COLORED LOW WALL RIFLE

Caliber 22 WCF. Sharp little rifle with a generous amount of case colors remaining especially on the left hand side of the receiver. The octagon bbl displays almost all the blue with a few little wear spots. Wood is nice fitting and in VG overall condition as is the bore. Nice Lo-Wall. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e

A $ 2,175

(8800-17-226) WINCHESTER MODEL 1885 CUSTOM LOW WALL DELUXE SCHUETZEN RIFLE

Caliber 28-30. 28" full round #2 weight bbl, exc bore, globe front sight, no provisions for a rear sight, the top of the bbl has been tapped for a scope-no blocks present. The custom, very fancy, deluxe pistol grip uncheckered wood is in VG+ cond and is made for a left handed shooter with a cheekpiece on the right side of the stock, buttplate is some kind of helm style. Overall gun is done very well having been completely refinished at the time of it's re-build; still retains most of that refinish with very nice case colors showing on the fancy finger lever loop. Nice little outfit; complete with empty cases of reloading dies, cartridges and various misc items as well as palm rest and single set trigger. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e

A $ 3,500

(8673-17-218) WINCHESTER MODEL 1885 HIGH WALL IN CALIBER 32-20

Special order 34" full oct #3 bbl, VG+ shootable bore, correct sights include Beaches folding front, Lyman folding tang and Lyman 2-leaf flip up bbl sights. Orig wood is in very fine cond with nickel plated Swiss buttplate. Overall metal is very nice as well with 95% toning rec blue and 75-80% bbl blue starting to plum out a bit. Still a nice, clean, all orig little gun with the exception of somebody having put a dovetail on the bottom side of the bbl 3" from the muzzle for a shooting weight-very professional job and does not negatively affect the value of the gun. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e

M $ 4,750

(8551-17-221) VERY UNIQUE SMOOTH BORE WINCHESTER HIGH WALL, 2-BARREL SET

Featuring a 26" 20 Gauge shotgun bbl and a 30" .38-55 Smooth Bore bbl. This set is photographed in John Campbell's second Winchester Single Shot book and is the only set that I know of that is comprised of two different shot cartridge bbls. Overall gun is in exc cond with the 38-55 bbl retaining 98% bright shiny orig blue and an exc bore. The 20 Gauge bbl has a few very minor frecklings from bad storage but still retains almost all the blue with an exc bore. Matching wood on the two forearms and buttstock are in exc cond with a very few light handling mars; complete with correct shotgun style buttplate. Receiver finish is probably about 75% with some flaking and toning on one side but still crisp and sharp with no signs of pits. Guaranteed all orig. 113,XXX serial number range-too high to get a Letter but on close examination by taking it apart, the inside work numbers match on both barrels. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e

A $ 16,500

(8418-17-233) WINCHESTER MODEL 1885 DELUXE HIGH WALL IN CALIBER 45-70

Orig #3, 30" bbl with Beaches combination front and Pope style tang sights, VG shootable bore with some scattered frosting throughout but sharp riflings. Orig pistol grip checkered deluxe grade wood is in VG cond with a few minor handling mars, a few dents and what appears to be a Swiss buttplate which has been altered to a rifle style BP-nice job and hardly noticable. Overall metal is near exc with 95% orig bbl blue and probably 40% orig thinning case colors. Nice, clean, sharp little gun; should make a good shooter in a very desirable, hard to find caliber. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e

A $ 6,750

(5166-17-220) INTERESTING 1885 LOW WALL WINCHESTER FACTORY TEST RIFLE

Used as an ammunition testing rifle at the factory. 22 SHORT caliber, 23-1/2" round #1 barrel is hand-stamped "3-19-38." Of course bore has seen a lot of use, but it is still bright. No provisions for a forearm, has marks on stock and metal consistent with being clamped down to a bench. 90% blue on left side of frame, right side is 75% blue with wear marks, barrel has 80% blue with localized wear patterns. Rifle buttplate. Would make an interesting display piece for the low wall or ammo collector. Factory letter states it was shipped in 1901, then repaired and returned in 1908, 1909 and 1910. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e

M $ 1,950

(3808-17-236) CRISP WINCHESTER 25-35 W.C.F. HIGH WALL RIFLE

28” round number 3 barrel with no provisions for front sight. Rear sight dovetail has scope mount, plus two more scope mounts. Quality restoration job throughout. 99% blue. Nice caramel-colored brass Swiss buttplate. Good case colors on spur lever and block. Front sling mount, but no swivel. Original wood beautifully redone, but is a little shy on the right side where the stock joins the receiver. That's the only problem I can find. Overall this is one great looking gun. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e

A $ 3,750

(8274-17-230) WINCHESTER BRITISH PROOFED LOW-WALL RIFLE IN 22 LONG RIFLE CALIBER

Approximately 90% bbl blue, some thinning at the muzzle end, nice shiny receiver blue with about 90% remaining as well, good fitting wood, Swiss buttplate, forearm has two very small holes where somebody probably had a palm rest. Sights include Globe front, standard rear and tang, bore is in good cond although there is some roughness. This evidently was somebody's Sunday afternoon target gun. Well cared for, nice gun. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e

M $ 3,100

(3618-16-192) WINCHESTER MODEL 1885 HIGH WALL CHAMBERED FOR THE RARELY ENCOUNTERED 40-70 BALLARD

Original 30" full octagon #3 barrell, original sights, VG shootable bore-just a few light scattered pits. Original wood is sound with no split or cracks and retains a fair amount of varnish. Overall metal has turned basically a plum brown patina coloration with traces of blue, the balance turned an untouched brown patina. All original, very early serial number range. Scarce Caliber-just over 300 40-70 Ballards were ever manufactured. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e

A $ 3,250

(6922-18-87) FACTORY ENGRAVED SCHUETZEN TAKE DOWN HIGH WALL RIFLE IN CALIBER 22 SHORT

2-barrel set. Fitted in it's original leg of mutton case. Engraved with a bear on one side and a big horn sheep on the other. Features gold lines on the buttplate, back of the receiver, bottom of receiver, lever, take down extension on both bbls as well as on the bbls themselves. Fitted with an A-5 scope and a palm rest made for a left hand shooter. Overall condition is spectacular with 98%+ vivid bright blue, case hardened parts retain vivid case colors. Absolutely unbelievable set. This set is referred to numerous times in Campbell's Winchester Single Shot book. One of a kind. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e

A $125,000

(6921-17-232) FACTORY ENGRAVED POPE BARRELED SCHUETZEN RIFLE IN 32-40

With carved stocks and gold gilted frame; This gun is pictured on the cover of the Winchester Single Shot book by John Campbell and is talked about quite extensively in the text. Campbell refers to it as the finest Single Shot ever made. Engraved quite profusely on the upper bridge, top tang, lever, hammer, block, buttplate and bbl. Tang sight, two gold gilted levers, fitted with a Malcolm scope and accompanied with a complete shooting kit with all the accessories. 30" #5 full oct bbl, Caliber 32-40. Gun is in absolutely unbelievable condition with vivid bright gold gilt on the frame, all bbl blue ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e

A $125,000

(7217-17-229) WINCHESTER LOW WALL RIFLE IN .25 WCF

VG+ bore, full octagon #2 barrel, correct sights including a folding tang, original wood is in VG condition. Overall gun is very near excellent retaining 90% original blue which is thinning on the barrel, vivid case colors on the receiver. Sharp little gun. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e

A $ 3,950

(6685-17-227) DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1885 HIGH WALL RIFLE IN .30 U.S.

30” full round #3 barrel, excellent bore, original sights include a Rocky Mountain front, buckhorn rear and a vernier tang peep. Fine+ overall conition with smooth clean metal, sharp corners, 90%+ shiny barrel blue, the balance just starting to turn, most original case colors are present on the frame, just darkening a bit with considerable protective lacquer. Excellent checkered pistol grip stock and forearm, considerable high gloss lacquer remains; complete with Swiss buttplate and most original silver finish remaining. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e

A $ 15,000

(6431-18-86) WINCHESTER HIGH WALL PROTOTYPE ACTION

Serial number 111,1XX. The underside of the top tang is marked ‘M.N.S.’; left side of the action is marked ‘Action-E’. Complete and functioning action. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e

A $ 1,175

(6600-18-84) WINCHESTER 1885 DELUXE ENGRAVED SCHUETZEN RIFLE IN .25-20 SS

One of the fanciest High Wall’s I’ve ever seen. Fully matted ½ octagon barrel, engraved with a Big Horn Sheep on one side and a deer on the other in Factory pattern 6. Stocks are carved in style D; complete with cheek piece and helm butt, double set Schuetzen triggers, folding tang, vernier peep and Windage front sights; scope blocks fitted with a Winchester A-5 scope. Factory Letter specifies that the hammer is engraved; this is the only gun I’ve ever seen where the hammer spur is removed and the back of the hammer is rounded and engraved. Platinum barrel bands at the front and the rear of the barrel. All the features on this gun are verified with the Factory Letter. Overall superb with 98%+ bright shiny original blue, excellent case colors on hammer and lever; original wood is excellent+; all original oil finish. Truly a fantastic gun; hard to improve upon. Complete with J. Ulrich signature on lower tang. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e

A $ 85,000

(6015-17-234) WINCHESTER HIGH WALL RIFLE IN CALIBER .38-55

Very early gun in the 1,1XX serial number range with the early octagon style frame. #3 30” full octagon barrel, original wood is excellent with most original varnish remaining; rifle style buttplate. Overall metal is excellent with 95% original blue on the barrel, 95% original case colors remaining on the frame-both starting to turn dark showing some age. Still a nice, clean, sharp, little gun. Somebody has added a peep type aperture to the back of the barrel right in front of the frame-definitely a quality, uniquely done job. I’ve never seen anything like it. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e

A $ 5,975

(5530-17-231) 1885 HIGH WALL FACTORY TEST GUN

This gun has had the barrel set back several times-you can see the slots underneath where the forearm should be; currently it’s a .32 RF Cartridge; I'm not sure what it was originally; 24” barrel. Fairly good bore, no provisions for a forearm, original buttstock is generally VG showing the usual mars and dings, a slight crack at the upper tang; rifle style buttplate. Receiver retains 75% dulling blue, barrel is mostly a plummish brown coloration. Factory Letter shows that the gun was shipped back and forth within the factory a half dozen times for modifications. Interesting and unusual. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e

A $ 1,475

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