Winchester 22 caliber single shot rifle dreams of youth by. Unfollow winchester rifle to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. For sale by mfl classic firearms winchester model 94 winchester model 1894 in. The winchester single shot rifle book volume 1 by author john campbell the winchester single shot book1885 high wallschuetzenlow walljohn c winchester single shot volume ii book1885 high wallschuetzenlow wall. The book is full of pictures, diagrams and information about the 1885, including every modification and improvement this rifle went through during its long years in production. Browning through todays renewed enthusiasm for black powder cartridge shooting. Winchester leveraction rifles is an osprey weapon series book, authored by martin pegler, with illustrations by mark stacey and alan gilliland. Winchester had the basic design of the henry rifle completely modified and improved to. Winchester single shot, 18851920 winchester for over a century series. The development of the single shot winchester rifle of 1885 soon followed. Singleshot and target rifles archives mowbray publishing. Model 1885 current products winchester repeating arms.
For those who are interested in winchester firearms,and rifles and shotguns in general, this book is a feast for the eyes. This book, and its volume ii, are outstanding books about john brownings first gun. Nonetheless, henry and winchester model 1866 yellow boy rifles found a ready market on the western frontier. Along with the rifles, winchester encouraged competition and training by providing prizes and other items as incentives. The winchester single shot book1885 high wallcampbell. Jul 17, 2012 the 1902 winchester single shot was an improved version of the model 1900. A general history of the renowned winchester single shot rifle, beginning with the model 1885 single shot and. The book is in fine condition with very little use. As time goes by you can add the various books that go into a specific model, books on cartridges and boxes, books on winchester collectables and so on. There is the odd sign of use but no damage at all and since i have had it it has been very much loved and very well looked after. It is listed under single shot but has another entry under semiauto referring to the single shot entry. The winchester book winchester rifles forumwinchester.
Historical timeline 18661899 winchester repeating arms. A whole series of targets, shooting medals and certificates were provided based on a postal scoring system. The partnership began in 1885 and the single shot became the model 1885 winchester. Metal surfaces are blued and retain about 9899% original finish with some extremely fine handling marks. Rifle retains about 80%85% blued finish with patches of loss and brown toning and scattered scratches while the trigger guard has toned to a dull brown patina. Beautiful winchester model 1885 hunter grade 3 single shot. Only selling to make room in the cabinet for something else. In my mind, there is no gun that passes all those tests better than the early production winchester model 60, and thats the reason it is my favorite single shot. The stout fallingblock action is as impressive as ever. Remington rolling block military rifles of the world by layman. Buy the winchester single shot by john campbell online at alibris. That rifle cartridge combination suits me more than any other and ive killed enough deer with it over the years to fill 5 dump trucks. The development of the singleshot winchester rifle of 1885 soon followed.
It also gives unbelievable details about every customized option or version that the rifle was ever made into. Winchester still hoped to crack the military market, but despite the henrys success and its popularity during the civil war, the army remained wedded to the single shot rifle. Introduced in 1899 for the winchester model 1886 repeater, the. The same reference book indicates that sufficient rifles were possibly not. This function is necessary to allow subsequent cartridges to be fed and fired in a boltaction rifle with only a single barrel. In fact, the single shot s reputation has been without equal from the time of its invention by the legendary john m. The evolution of the rifle and its successors is extensively documented and fully illustrated with design drawings and detailed photos. A repeating rifle is a single barreled rifle containing multiple rounds of ammunition. The winchester repeating arms company was a prominent american maker of repeating. The first one i bought was the winchester handbook, signed first edition, from one of mr. Provided here is a nostalgic history that discloses the chain of events that resulted in this classic rifle, which proved to be especially popular among youths. I am trying to compile a list of books that are must haves and good to haves. Winchester rifle is a comprehensive term describing a series of leveraction repeating rifles manufactured by the winchester repeating arms company. Introduced shortly after the american civil war, the very first winchester, the m1866, would go on to see military service as far afield as bulgaria, but it was in the hands of civilians that it would become known as the gun that won the west.
I have more than a dozen books on winchesters of various models but if i were starting out madis winchester book is a good one. Houze and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It is a must for anyone interested in the history of john browning, winchester and the famous model 1885 single shot rifle. The primary advantage is a similar overall length with a longer barrel. I ended up with the main winchester book similar to how you got your books. The winchester brand is today owned by the olin corporation and the name is used under license by two subsidiaries of the herstal group. Winchester, in an inspired move to market their boys rifle designs, started the winchester junior rifle corps. Also, more modern guns like the new browning 1886 71 winchester and the. Developed from the 1860 henry rifle, winchester rifles were among the earliest repeaters. The winchester singleshot by john campbell alibris. Winchester leveraction repeating rifles are an integral part of the folklore of the american west. One will literally refer back to this book innumerable times to find the dates of manufacture for a specific model, the serial number to date the year that ones. A singleshot rifle isnt really much of a handicap for most, and it offers a few advantages over modern repeaters. Best collectors book winchester rifles forumwinchester.
I sure do wish that winchester would release its m1885 lw in the roberts. John campbell is to the winchester singleshots as frank sellers is to the sharps. Instructions care for winchester model 370 single shot shotgun original vintage. It covers everything you will ever want to know about this rifle, and then. It belongs in every selfrespecting gunowners library. At this time, winchesters popular model 1873 leveraction rifle could not handle largecaliber ammunition such as the. I probably should take better care of it but it seems like i always grab that one first. It covers everything you will ever want to know about this rifle, and then some.
With the introduction of the 1885, the world of single shots was given a welcomed addition. Sep 30, 2016 the winchester s technological family tree runs through the henry rifle, used during the civil war, and on back to 1849, when inventor walter hunt patented the volition repeating rifle. Winchester bought the design of the rifle from john browning in 1899. A repeating rifle is a single barreled rifle containing multiple rounds of ammunition that are loaded from a reservoir chamber magazine by means of a manual or automatic mechanism.
Single piece wood stock has been heavily sanded and now wears an added coat of varnish and shows various light handling marks with a 2 crack to the right rear of the receiver. In 1878, the 23yearold browning designed a fallingblock single shot rifle. Get the best deals on winchester vintage hunting books and. Up for bid is an anib winchester model 1885 hunter grade 3 single shot rifle chambered in 405 winchester. Historical timeline 19001949 winchester repeating arms. Winchester also produced a large number of single shots in. They knew it was a superior single shot design and they knew it had to be a winchester. Huge matches were held at places like creedmoor, new york. Dec 08, 2009 the winchester model 94 rifle is back. Includes over one hundred and eighty illustrations. Winchester vintage hunting books and manuals for sale ebay. There were only some 48,000 made, so based on numbers it should be a collectible, but there is so little interest that many winchester books dont even mention it.
Single shot leveraction falling block model 1885 low wall rifle with superb lockup and classic accuracy features checkered walnut pistol grip stock with schnabel forearm, 24 blued octagon barrel with marble arms gold bead sight, pachmayr buttpad, tapped for scope mount. Oct 20, 2015 at the forefront of this technological bow wave was the winchester leveraction rifle, the weapon that won the west along with the colt 45 single action revolver. Vtg first edition 1952 book winchester the gun that won the. Goodwin creates an illustration of a rugged cowboy in buckskins astride a galloping horse, cradling a winchester rifle. Octagon barrel is 28 with an excellent, bright strong bore. So if you are interested in the winchester single shot and its history, this book is the one, of two, to read. Todays winchester 1885 rifles have changed only in minor ways since those days all for the better. Winchester announced today october 21, 2009 that they are reintroducing the model 94 with two highend, highdollar limitededition rifles that will commemorate oliver f. Fabrique nationale fn of belgium and the browning arms company of ogden, utah, united states. The winchesters i have owned or have come to my attention winchester collector groups and encyclopedia, vol. So if you are interested in the winchester singleshot and its history, this book is the one, of two, to read.
Single shot rifles and shotguns 9780890094471 by winchester repeating arms company. The browning 1885 high wall bpcr models are the focus of the 1st section, but due to the relatively minor differences in the design, much of the material in the appendices is applicable to the full line of model 1885 rifles manufactured by miroku for both browning and winchester. Brief history for a detailed history, read stephen hunters article in the washington post, cited below. After winchester begins experimenting with revolvers, an informal gentlemens agreement is reached colt will stick to making revolvers and winchester will stick to making leveraction rifles. The winchester repeating arms company was a prominent american maker of repeating firearms, located in new haven, connecticut. To satisfy the needs of the shooting and hunting public, the model 1885 single shot was eventually produced in more calibers than any other winchester rifle.
The winchester singleshot musket was, in its time, produced in three main types, the. Also look at williamsons the winchester lever legacy. It is a must for anyone interested in the history of john browning, winchester and the famous model 1885 singleshot rifle. The winchester single shot is one of the most admired and sought after rifles ever made. This volume is appropriately dedicated to all the young dreamers whose interest in firearms was sparked by a first shot fired from a winchester. The model 1873 was particularly successful, being marketed by the manufacturer as the gun that won the west. Bennett of winchester purchases the manufacturing rights for a new singleshot rifle designed by john m. He designed a single shot rifle winchester produced in 1885, and he returned a year later with his first repeater.