Fine Modern & Antique Arms - March 2024 : Sale A0324 Lot 720
A .32-40 (W&B) WINCHESTER MODEL 1885 HIGH-WALL FALLING-BLOCK SPORTING RIFLE, serial no. 70397,

Product Details

A .32-40 (W&B) WINCHESTER MODEL 1885 HIGH-WALL FALLING-BLOCK SPORTING RIFLE, serial no. 70397,
circa 1895, with No.3 weight blued octagonal 27 1/2in. barrel signed on the top-flat 'MANUFACTURED BY THE WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO., NEW HAVEN CONN. U.S.A.', Lyman dove-tailed blade fore-sight, blanking plate in the dove-tail for rear-sight, calibre marking at breech, slab-sided falling block action (finish very faded), automatic cocking hammer, the top-tang fitted with a Marbles peep-sight, walnut butt-stock with crescent heel-plate and walnut splinter fore-end with ebony inlay at tip



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Estimate £1,500-2,000

Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament