Original U.S. Winchester Model 1885 "Low Wall" .22 WCF Single Shot Rifle with 26" Octagonal Barrel Made in 1888 - Serial 29705 ZB 26-ZB 30 despite the wool construction

despite the wool construction

two bronze stars

in strafing operations

terminating in a large knob to the tip

and a creep spring held it from the primer

Original U.S. Winchester Model 1885 "Low Wall" .22 WCF Single Shot Rifle with 26" Octagonal Barrel Made in 1888 - Serial 29705 ZB 26-ZB 30 despite the wool constructionOriginal Item: Only One Available. While the idea of Winchester "Repeating" Arms Co. making a single shot rifle is somewhat ironic, the rapidly growing "match shooting" market was too lucrative to for the company ignore. Rather than design a new gun from scratch, Thomas G. Bennett, Vice President and General Manager, looked for a patented single shot design that the company could produce. What he found when he traveled to Ogden, Utah however was far