That's a very nice find. Not all of the Single Shots had the Browning Brothers identification on them, even though they made and used more than one stamp, with different variations on them. These rifles we're made by hand as was the tooling to do so. 

The, what looks like an,"O", stamp on the left sided flat, under the patent date, is interesting to me. As is also, what looks like, "530",(serial #530) on the top flat in front of the receiver. We aren't accustomed to seeing the serial number here! The amount of bluing on the barrel, is also pretty amazing to see. 

As we know there's not a lot of information out there on these, as one of the only 600 manufactured original S. S. rifles. The Borchardt style lever, and as you mentioned, the "double set", triggers, and the cleaning rod underneath, are sure scarce.

This example has a larger metal style crescent butt, for the times when shooters we're smaller in stature.

The "Thick Side " round top receiver, is always a very attractive looking feature to me on these. 

It was a very well known fact back in the day, that a heavy barrel rifle shot better! Hence the heavy barrel. It was not uncommon for these to weigh 16 pounds or more.

It's well known and documented in Campbell's books that the wrist area was changed by Winchester with the degree of the wood to metal fit, bu changing the angle on the metal receiver, and also strengthening the, "S", shaped style point of contact. Amongst other changes that Winchester made to the M-1885 S.S.

It's not well known what rear sights we're used on these, as the "Fruend", sight was also used on some of these and are characteristically longer than what most of us are accustomed to, as far as the Winchester rear rifle sights the we see. 

With less than 100 known to exist, approximately 60 are documented today to be in existence, or at least found.

Thanks for sharing,

Tony

Bert H. said
What group ??
  

While I was in Cody last July, I found this remarkable Model 1878 and bought it! It is what brought Thomas Bennet out to Ogden, Utah to the Browning Brothers shop to secure the rights to produce the rifle, which would become the Winchester Model 1885.

It is rare enough to find a real Browning Brothers gun, but to also have a heavy barrel, cleaning rod and double set triggers, this one really stands alone!

It is marked 40-70 which shoulf probably be 40-70 Sharps Staight, but through trial and error, I found that it is chambered 40-90 Sharps Bottleneck.

I took it to the range and with some .408 265 grain greese grooved gas checked bullets, I was able to get this group with open sights at 50 yards.

It will be killing something thiss fall...

Bob

1873man said
I paid for the rush delivery to Gun List and it was published in Wisconsin so I figure I would get it first but I would call on a gun the day I got it, the seller said "I sold it yesterday"
Bob
  

HAHAHA!

Bob,

I'm not laughing at you, but at myself, because years ago,  I thought, "If I would pay the extra for it, maybe I could get a shot at some of these I kept missing on"! LOL! You weren't alone in you're thinking, and I am a couple states south of you.

Tony

Bob

TR said
   Go back 30 plus years, before the internet when you bought a gun sight unseen from just a description in Gun List or Shotgun News. That description would have lead to a huge disappointment when you opened the box. The pictures in this case show the buyer what the description does not.
  Every gun has value and in this case not much. T/R 
  

And the descriptions were often not much given you paid per word.

And remember when the shotgun news was around $20 or $25 per year but you could pay a couple hundred extra per year and they sent it out a few days earlier?

  Every gun has value and in this case not much. T/R 

Mike