My son got quite a gift this Christmas...
#1
Spike
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: The Northwest Mountains of North Carolina
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My son got quite a gift this Christmas...
Hello All, I hope you all had a great Christmas. My son received quite a gift this year from his Grandad. My wifes father gave him his first gun and it is really something. It belonged to my boys great, great grandfather. It's a Winchester Model 1885 in 20 gauge shotgun. It's in pretty good shape considering the age. I'll try to get some pics up soon. Does anybody know anything about these guns, I can't find to much about the shotguns, theres plenty about the rifles. Any help yall can offer is always appreciated. Serial number of the gun is 114300, I think this dates it to around 1919, or 1920.
Thanks,
DD
Thanks,
DD
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Michigan
Posts: 3,476
RE: My son got quite a gift this Christmas...
Nice gun to keep in the family.
You're gun is probably made in 1919
See below links for info on your gun, ... good luck in your quest for info
http://www.winchestercollector.org/guns/1885.shtml
http://www.armscollectors.com/sn/winlookup.php
http://www.artfact.com/auction-lot/scarce-winchester-model-1885-takedown-high-wall-2-1-c-51ujywbgrf
http://www.collectorsfirearms.com/admin/show_inventory.php?catID=14&subcatID=175
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_rifle
You're gun is probably made in 1919
See below links for info on your gun, ... good luck in your quest for info
http://www.winchestercollector.org/guns/1885.shtml
http://www.armscollectors.com/sn/winlookup.php
http://www.artfact.com/auction-lot/scarce-winchester-model-1885-takedown-high-wall-2-1-c-51ujywbgrf
http://www.collectorsfirearms.com/admin/show_inventory.php?catID=14&subcatID=175
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_rifle