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 a lovely "stickpin" lapel badge

a lovely "stickpin" lapel badge

despite the wool construction

two bronze stars

while the other two are maker marked with aux

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 a lovely "stickpin" lapel badgeOriginal 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