Winchester Repeating Arms 1885 Centerfire - Manual (Page 7)

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the Model 1885 design. After reading the warnings
in the front of this manual, Figure 1 is a good place to
start to become familiar with your rifle.
Cycling the lever downward opens the breech and
drops the hammer out of the way. This leaves easy
access to the chamber area for inserting a round.
When the lever is returned upward the breech closes
and the hammer moves upward again — but now the
hammer is in the cocked position.
After firing, the lever can be returned downward
which again lowers the breech block and the
hammer, and at the same time extracts the cartridge.
Black powder models of the Model 1885 are also
available. Specific instructions and specifications for
the black powder models will be included with those
particular rifles.
This manual covers the features of all new models of
the centerfire Model 1885 after 2002. If you should
have an older model of the centerfire Model 1885,
please call our Customer Service Dept. at
1-800-945-5237.
T ERMINOLOGY AND D ESCRIPTIONS
Descriptions in this manual generally refer to the gun
in the horizontal position. That is, in the normal
firing position. For example, the muzzle is forward or
front; the buttstock is rearward or rear; the trigger is
downward or underneath; the sights are upward or on
top. For general parts terminology refer to Figures 2A,
2B and 2C. Throughout this manual the “action”
refers to the mechanism which secures the cartridge
in the chamber.
S ERIAL N UMBER
The serial number can be found on the lower right
side of the receiver toward the rear corner (Figure 3).
Record it in the space provided at the front of this
manual for future reference.
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