I own two C H Armory Highwalls.  One is a lightweight barreled 45/70 with the serial number EXP NO. 1 , the other is in 250/3000 and has a model number [1001 I believe] but doesn't have a serial number or safety installed.  Both are hammerless versions of the Highwall with no iron sights, just early [from the 60ties] Weaver scopes.  The only mention I have ever found was in a book "Single Shot Rifles" [or a title similar] indicating that the reloading equipment firm was beginning to build the rifles.  I contacted the C H reloading firm and the owner e-mailed me indicating that it was now the wrong century and wrong company to get information from, and gave me the prior owners name.  I believe that is the estate I purchased the rifles from.  Does anyone have any information about these rifles, the number manufactured and sold, or any information at all?  So far, except for the one book, I have come up empty.  Thanks for any help anyone can provide.

Thank you, 1878.  I would love to see that advertising.  I will take photos of the rifles and if I can figure out how I will post them.  For sure I will send you copies.  This is encouraging, I wonder how many rifles are out there.

Schutzenbob wrote on Aug 17^th, 2008 at 11:02am:

Thank you for the help.  Do you happen to know the name of Bo Clerke's business?  I would love to pick his brain about the actions and the rifles.  I appreciate all the help from everyone.

Well, after 10 or more years of owning the rifles, this forum has provided me with more information than I have found available anywhere.  Thanks to you all, and if anyone has anything to add I want to learn about it.

Trev, I send you a PM for sending me the information.  Thanks for the help.  I am sending Mr. Clerke pictures of the two rifles for identification- the rifles aren't as the advertising pictures "1878" sent me - mine are hammerless and the advertising pics show a hammer.

Looking at the pictures, they look like someone was playing with either a striker conversion, or an enclosed hammer conversion.
The action castings look to be identical to the ones I have.

They look very much to my eye like a High Wall crossed with a Borchardt    (spelling?) action, but what do I know...
I am sure that the guys on the forum will have somewhat more to add.

There are a couple posts in the Forum Help forum that relate to picture posting.

The method that works best for me is to upload the pictures to a photo hosting site online (I use Photobucket) then copy the IMG code from there into the message that I am writing.
It's yet another thing to sign up for, as well as remember the passwords for, but has proven to be the most reliable, and uses the least of the forums resources. It has also proven to be a good place to store stuff tha I might wish to be able to access while I am visiting friends and may wish to show them.

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I have not tried the Forums uploading software for pictures.

Cheers
  Trev

Thanks Trev- I can also send pictures to anyone's e-mail address, or take pictures of a particular area.  I suppose I need to take the action apart to see if it is a striker or internal hammer.  The unfinished rifle seems to have a action that is a little shorter at the front.  I would suppose they are strong enough for black powder cartridges.  Apparently someone made them up from the C H actions.

Definitely take a bunch of pictures if you take one of the actions apart.

If either were mine, I doubt that they'd have even made it into the gun locker before I had to see how the insides looked.

Cheers
  Trev