The vast majority were flat-spring solid frame actions (98.55), with a very small percentage of coil-spring Take Down actions made (1.45).īased on my own very careful and thorough research of the original Winchester factory warehouse ledger books, that production and sales number is not possible. It has a longitudinal groove milled in it, with a thin steel blade that is pinned in place.
The earliest examples were predominantly equipped with the Hotchkiss rear sight, but the majority of them will be found with the Krag-Jorgenson sight. It featured a barrel mounted rear sight that was either a Buffington Hotchkiss style, or a Krag-Jorgensen Model 1901 military wind gauge sight.
Winchester model 1885 serial numbers serial number#
Serial number 96701 is listed in the factory ledgers as being received and logged into the factory warehouse on October 24 th, 1904, and shipped the same day.Īs of this writing, I have not found one with an earlier date. The serial number range for the First variation is 96,600 112,500, but there are a small number of specimens that have been found on both sides of the expected serial range. In the following paragraphs, each variant will be discussed in further detail. The frames were always blued, but the hammer, trigger, lever, and breech block were nearly always case color hardened. Plain (non-set) triggers were standard, although a few examples of the First and Second variation were made with a single-set or a close-coupled set-trigger.Ī dovetail slot was never milled in the barrel for a rear sight.
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