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Henry Mero
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February 25, 2020 - 8:38 pm
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I’m wanting to buy a ’85 high wall carbine and a hi-wall musket, in case You have one floating around the gun safe You don’t like any more, just give Me a .

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February 26, 2020 - 1:06 am
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Henry,

Good luck on finding a high-wall Carbine… Winchester made a sum total of just (20) of them, and (10) of them were exported to Australia. Finding a high-wall Musket will be somewhat of an easier task, as Winchester manufactured (483) of them (347 of them in 45-70).

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February 26, 2020 - 7:55 pm
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Bet Am I correct in saying all the ’85 hi-wall carbines were 15″ bbl’s?

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Henry Mero said
Bet Am I correct in saying all the ’85 hi-wall carbines were 15″ bbl’s?  

No, that is not correct.  Of the (20) that were made, (17) of them had a 20-inch barrel, (1) with a 22-inch, and (1) with a 24-inch.  The low-wall “Lightweight” Carbines were predominantly made with a 15-inch barrel.

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