Winchester 1885 50 Eley
Aka 500 3" BPE
Aka 50-140
1890 production
Absolutely original
Mechanically perfect
Bore is 8 maybe 9/10
30" #3 barrel
Perfect wood
It's an express rifle and takes a huge case with a very big BP charge
Left is my recently restored 1885 45-70
Right is 500. Funny case with bullet seated only just fits in front of sight staff
I have everything on hand now I need to test fire it
But have one small item still to do before that happens
Expect it to be lively because the 500 is actually lighter than the 45-70
But not a high volume shooter
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