Original Production Configuration of My New to me 1885 High Wall|Winchester Rifles|Forum|Winchester Collector

Mike MV said
I recently picked up a 1885 that looks all original to me, but I was wondering if there is a resource to verify what the original production configuration of my rifle was? My 1885 is a High Wall in 40-65  WCF. The serial number is 69662, which I think was built in early 1895 and based on a table provided by Bert H. on this website, it looks like a total of 562 were produced. The barrel is octagon, stamped with a large “3” under the forearm and a smaller “3” just ahead of the forearm, and is approximately 29-3/4 inches long from the tip to the breech face.  I hope to turn this into a shooter at some point as there is still some rifling present in the barrel and the gun seems to be in good shape and only has a few areas where there is evidence of previous rust.  Any comments or information would be appreciated.  I have included a few photos as attachments  

Mike,

Your Single Shot high-wall rifle was manufactured late in the year 1894, and it originally was a 40-65 WCF with a 30-inch octagon No. 3 barrel, plain trigger.

Bert

Your old Single Shot was certainly used hard in its past life, but it is a survivor.  It is a standard Plain Sporting Rifle, with no extra frills or bells & whistles.

Bert