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barrel is fitted with a dovetail blade front sight and a folding two leaf rear sight and is stamped with the two-line Winchester date ahead of the rear sight
and “22 LONG RIFLE” at the breech. The barrel is blued, and the remaining surfaces are casehardened. The nicely figured forearm and pistol grip stock have multi-point checkering. The steel forend tip also
features engraved fine scrollwork. The stock has a hard rubber grip cap and checkered shotgun buttplate. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine as custom embellished, retaining 98% plus of the blue and 90% casehardened
finishes with minimal handling marks. The wood is extremely fine with a few minor handling marks and overall crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent. A very attractive, elaborately embellished Winchester High Wall rifle.
Estimate: 6,000 - 9,000
LOT 1031
Highly Attractive Finely Engraved Winchester Model 1885 High Wall Rifle - NSN,
22 LR cal., 26 3/4 inch octagon bbl., blue/casehardened finish, highly figured checkered
walnut stock. This highly attractive Winchester High Wall rifle features custom embellishment and wood. The receiver is decorated with engraved border and fine scrollwork along with floral blossoms around the pin and screws. The trigger guard/lever and upper tang
are engraved to match along with entwining line motifs. The lower tang
features fine checkering and lacks a serial number. The relined no. 3 octagon
LOT 1032
Exceptional Documented Special Order Winchester Model 1885 High Wall Single Shot Extra Length Heavy Barrel Rifle in Rare .45 2 4/10 Sharps Caliber with Factory Letter - Serial no. 77234, 45 Sharps 2 4/10 cal., 32 inch heavy round bbl., blue/casehardened finish, walnut stock. This well cared for
special order heavy barrel Winchester Model 1885 rifle in .45-90 Sharps is well suited
to have hunted big game such as moose, bison and elk. In “The Winchester Single-
Shot” author John Campbell identified .45-90 Sharps among the rarest calibers of the Model 1885: “These very rare chamberings, among others, are known to exist. Virtually all were unavailable in normal production. Others were available on an extremely
limited basis or through custom order” (see page 97). The accompanying factory letter confirms the 32 inch no. 5 round barrel in .45 2 4/10 caliber, plain trigger, mid-range
and windgauge sights, and shotgun butt as well as received in the warehouse on February 13, 1897 and shipped on February 16. The barrel is stamped with the two-
line Winchester address ahead of the rear sight and the caliber designation (“45 2
4/10”) at the breech. The rifle is fitted with a windgauge adjustable globe front sight,
an elevation adjustable rear sight, and Vernier mid-range tang sight. The Schnabel tip forearm with an ebony insert and straight grip stock are plain walnut, and the buttstock is fitted with a blued steel shotgun buttplate and hand stamped on the belly of the stock with the number “289” behind the lower tang.
CONDITION: Exceptionally fine. The barrel retains 90% original blue finish with thinning
and some abrasive scratches at the breech. The buttplate retains 50% original blue finish. The receiver retains 85% plus original case colors. The remaining surfaces retain 60% original case colors. The wood is excellent with some very scattered minor handling marks. Mechanically excellent. A highly attractive special order heavy barrel Winchester Model 1885 High Wall rifle in scarce .45-90 Sharps that is missing from even the most advanced collections. Estimate: 5,000 - 7,500
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to brown on the balance, some very scattered spotting,