My son got quite a gift this Christmas...

[dixiedawg80]

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

[8mm/06]

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

[dixiedawg80]

Thank you sir, these sights are really helpful!