Artist/Maker
Winchester Arms Company
(founded 1866)
Winchester Single Shot High Wall Musket, Second Model
1899-1920
Place madeNew Haven, Connecticut, United States, North America
Wood, steel
Overall: 34 5/8 in. ( 87.9 cm )
Part (barrel): 27 7/8 in. (70.8 cm)
Part (barrel): 27 7/8 in. (70.8 cm)
Gift of the U.S. Coast Guard Supply Center, 1953
INV.7852
Among a long line of firearms patented by John Browning and manufactured by Winchester, the Highwall Musket was a variation of the Winchester Single Shot Rifle.
DescriptionWood and steel musket; stamped marks on barrel, breech, trigger guard, barrel tang, and breechblock.Markingsstamped: barrel tang: "TRADE MARK/WINCHESTER/REG.U.S. PAT. OFF. 8 FGN."
stamped: barrel: "22 SHORT" and "PW" and "MANUFACTURED BY THE WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO./NEW HAVEN CONN. U.S.A. PATENTED OCTOBER 7 1879"
stamped: breech: "PW"
stamped: trigger guard: "99700"
stamped: breechblock: "22" and "005"
ClassificationsMILITARY TOOLS & EQUIPMENT: FIREARM
Winchester Repeating Arms Company
1885-1910
1953.112
Colt Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company
1894-1915
1941.591