There are other outside resources – including the Cody Firearm Museum - which can be excellent for determining date of manufacture and value: Click here to go to our gun values resource links.

This late historian George Madis compiled extensive histories on Winchester firearms.

The Cody Firearms Museum has more information on Winchesters produced before 1900.No attempt has been made to determine the value of any guns listed.For questions related to Ammunition don’t call us.Ask for the Winchester Repeating Arms Historian. In some exceptional cases, a more detailed, accurate determination can be made by calling the Winchester Repeating Arms Historian at the Morgan, Utah office.

Since this information was provided through old documents (both official and otherwise), no representation is made that all serial number and year combinations are totally accurate.

There is no other detail beyond this that we can provide.

In general, only serial number ranges with an approximate year are provided in this document.

I would like to find out what caliber it is and what it may be valued at. It looks like the stock was hand engraved by a previous owner. It has a '5' stamped near the rear sight. It has a 24' round barrel and is 40' overall. Any information before the 1990s is always difficult to verify. I have what I believe is a Winchester Model 1885 Lo-Wall.

Before the 1990s the Winchester Repeating Arms firearms brand transferred ownership several times.

If your firearm is not listed, we probably do not have any additional information.

Many of the Winchester brand firearms produced over the years are included, but not all.

Please keep the following points in mind as you explore these pages: 1d 16h Winchester Model 1885 low serial Number New Haven guns.

Winchester model 1885 serial numbers