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I took home a take down
Yesterday at 5:30pm
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My newest acquisition.  Winchester 1885 takedown in 25-35.  
I also bought a Winchester High Wall takedown ring. This was made by F.W. Zika. It came with a Lyman #2 sight and is also shown with a Stevens 368 scope with Winchester A5 mounts.
I do plan on doing some refinishing to match the the forend and buttstock colors.

Jack
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Reply #1 - yesterday at 6:29pm
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Jack if that rifle was originally a 25-35 it's probably pretty rare.  Is the serial number in the range where there are still factory records?  According to Bert H there were only 64 made in the period where there were factory records.  I imagine that cartridge was probably more popular in the later days though.   

Pretty cool find, especially as a takedown.  I thought I had an original early one, but it turns out that it was originally a 38-55 Smiley

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According to the chart at the Cody museum site there should be record of it.  I paid the $88 to order it but it will be late December before I could get it assuming it exists.  Here is the range that they have records for.  Mine is 108xxx.
IF (big if) it is original it may be the only 25-35 takedown made.  If so I could retire.  Oh wait, I am retired.
  

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You could re-retire Jack, buy a big yacht and live aboard at Sequim WA. That John Wayne Marina is a nice one.
  

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I am thinking Roche Harbor.  That is where my bride and I spent our honeymoon. 
  

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I spent a couple days and nights at Roche harbor. We tied up to a buoy and commenced to sorting things out on the boat before heading to town in the dingy. Here comes this young man  standing up on a jet ski dressed in bermuda shorts a white sport coat and tie. Comes along side, good evening, will you be staying with us tonight? Yes I said, he says thats wonderful. The buoy is twenty dollars per night. Me being a long standing buoy bandit I just stared at him. The more I stared the bigger his smile got so I finally bellerd below to the galley wench, did you bring any cash with you?! We're being held up!! What a classy place. They really put on the ritz. It was so wonderful we paid whatever they wanted. Fond memories. I don't know about living there as it's on the backside of no where. Sequim is the place you oughta be. Chinese food, nice weather. Lots of things to do. Great fishing all around that area. Neah Bay. If you collect and restore old Ford pickups there used to be a couple three recked Ford pickups in every yard there. Native American reservation. Oh the memories. Makes me want to go back there.
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