C&R · IIIA · 047
Winchester Model 1885 carbine, .38-40 WCF, S/N 79085
Section IIIA: removed from the NFA, classed as an antique (outside the GCA)
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION IIIA · VERBATIM · PDF P. 81 ↗
Winchester, Model 1885 carbine, cal. .38-40 WCF, S/N 79085, with 15-inch barrel.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “with 15-inch barrel”
- ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “S/N 79085”
- ATF REQUIRESMade 1898 or earlier (ATF’s dates)
- INFOAn antique under federal law, outside the GCA.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United StatesBasis: no citation - Manufacturer
- Winchester Repeating Arms Co.Basis: the ATF wording
- Type
- RifleBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- OtherBasis: outside reference ²
- Caliber
- .38-40 WCFBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- S/N 79085 only · c. 1885–1898ATF: made in 1898 or earlier; start year approximateBasis: outside reference ¹
- Service
- Commercial
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IIIA · PDF p. 81 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Medium · Last revised 17 October 2026 (Data-trust review) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Winchester Model 1885” ↗, years: production 1885–1920
- 2. Wikipedia, “Winchester Model 1885” ↗, action: single-shot falling-block action
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- None
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Winchester Model 1885.jpg” by Hmaag, CC0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Winchester Model 1885”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Winchester Model 1885 is a single-shot rifle with a falling-block action. It was principally designed by John Browning. Two models were produced, the Low Wall and the High Wall.