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Custom Winchester Model 1885 Low Wall Single Shot Sporting Rifle, with Leupold Scope

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:650.00 USD
Custom Winchester Model 1885 Low Wall Single Shot Sporting Rifle, with Leupold Scope
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Custom Winchester Model 1885 Low Wall Single Shot Sporting Rifle, with Leupold Scope, #103542, 22-1/4" part round/part octagon satin stainless barrel is not marked but the consignor states that this rifle is chambered in .17 Ackley Hornet caliber. Receiver and lever have a blue finish. Two-piece semi-gloss finished walnut stock with fleur-de-lis pattern checkering, pistol grip, Schnabel forend, checkered metal "widow's peak" buttplate, and plain metal grip cap. Barrel mfg'd without sights but is drilled, tapped, and topped with two-piece Weaver bases and Leupold Vari-X III 6.5x20 E.F.R. scope. Scope with a gloss-black finish, duplex reticle, target turrets, and lens covers. Receiver was mfg'd in 1918. Metal surfaces rate in excellent condition. Receiver and lever have been refinished, approx. 98% blue remains. Stainless barrel with a few minor rub marks. Wood is very good with scattered small to medium-sized surface dents and other signs of handling and range use. There is a very fine and small hairline crack to the back upper-right corner of the forend. Checkering detail is sharp. Lever, hammer, and trigger operate smoothly; bore is bright with excellent rifling. There are a few minor marks to the outside of the scope. Optics have some dark spotting, there appears to be some blemishes to the eyepiece lens coating. Est.: $1,000-$1,500. (C&R)