This is an amazing historic resource and an invaluable
reference tool for the gunsmith, re-enactor, single-shot rifle enthusiast, cowboy
action shooter or blackpowder fan! This package contains a wide selection of
drawings related to the legendary Winchester
1885 Single-Shot Rifle, also frequently known as the High Wall. This is the
first rifle patented by legendary firearms inventor John Moses Browning, and it
began his long relationship with the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. Included in
this auction are 20 pages of large format 11x17 drawings. They include six
pages of precise measured drawings of every part of the gun for both single-trigger
and double-set trigger models. That includes drawings for the triggers,
receiver, barrel, finger lever, lower tang, knockoff, hammer fly, extractor,
link, breechblock, hammer, firing pin, butt stock, forearm, butt plate, and all
the pins, screws, and springs. All dimensions are clear and readable.
Supplementing these drawings are nine pages of copies of what appear to be
original Winchester
factory drawings, most dating to 1906. These factory drawing copies are not as
clear as the precision dimensioned drawings, but they are included for their
historic value and interest. Following those are three pages of clearly
dimensioned gunsmith drawings that detail key parts of the gun, including the
firing pin, extractor, hammer, trigger, sear, link pins, mainspring, finger
lever, and various springs, pins, and screws. Following those pages is a page
with copies of the original 1879 patent filing granted to John M. Browning of Ogden, Utah.
And just to make sure you know how it all goes together there is an exploded
assembly drawing and some historical information about the rifle and its
inventor. These drawings are so detailed and fascinating that you could study
these for hours. These are professionally reproduced on 11x17 paper to be clear
and readable throughout (note that some of the more than 100-year-old factory
drawings don’t reproduce as clearly as the precision dimensioned drawings). The
pages are shipped rolled in a protective cardboard tube to ensure they arrive
in perfect condition.
NOTE TO EBAY: This listing conforms to all eBay rules. This
is not a gun. These are only copies of historic documents. There are no gun
parts for sale here.
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