Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Winchester Model 1885 carbine, .44-40 WCF, 15-inch

Section III: removed from the NFA, curio or relic under the GCA

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION III · VERBATIM · PDF P. 45 ↗

Winchester, Model 1885 carbine, cal. .44 WCF, S/N 75808, with 15-inch barrel.

Representative line. ATF lists each serial number on its own line. 3 entries cover this 15-inch .44-40 WCF configuration across the .44 WCF and .44-40 WCF caliber wordings.

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 75808”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1885–1920.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States¹
Manufacturer
Winchester Repeating Arms Co.
Type
Rifle
Action
Other²³
Caliber
.44-40 WCF
Made
Listed serials only · c. 1885–1920production; ATF states no date⁴⁵
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section III · PDF p. 45 ↗ · ATF original ↗
Entries
3 lines
Verbatim check
Checked against the PDF text before every release
Editorial facts
Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. Wikipedia, “Winchester Model 1885” ↗, country: infobox origin United States; manufacturer Winchester.
  2. Wikipedia, “Winchester Model 1885” ↗, action
  3. gunvalues.gundigest.com ↗, action: Gun Digest: 'Model 1885 was the first single-shot rifle built by Winchester' (High Wall / Low Wall falling-block frames).
  4. gunvalues.gundigest.com ↗, years: Gun Digest: 'Model 1885 was manufactured between 1885 and 1920'.
  5. Wikipedia, “Winchester Model 1885” ↗, years: infobox production date 1885–1920.
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
1 change · see below

Correction history

  1. Evidence passAction: Lever → Other

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Historical context

Winchester Model 1885 carbine, .44-40 WCF, 15-inch

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.