Also listed in the For Sale section. Mnay of ou may remember this rifle when Michael petrov wrote about it ...
Niedner Shelhamer Winchester Model 1885 High Wall
Caliber: .32-40; 28 round barrel with excellent bore; close-coupled double-set triggers; custom pistol grip stock by Tom Shelhamer.
This rifle has a long Alaskan heritage
Ken Tozer
John Wills
Michael Petrov and me (May, 2014 to now).
The Niedner Barrel is No. 623 and was made in approx. July, 1928 (source: Michael Petrov note). The barrel is otherwise unmarked. The Niedner Rifle Corporation barrel marking began in 1930.
The custom pistol grip stock is by Tom Shelhamer (source: Michael Petrov note). Tom Shelhamer went to work for Niedners in 1924. The stocks have a horn forend tip and grip cap (the grip cap is chipped). The steel, shotgun-style buttplate is engraved and checkered. There are two 1 diameter holes approx. 6 long drilled in the buttstock (only visible when you remove the buttplate) to reduce weight.
The front barrel sight is a sporting rifle ramp with Marbles blade. There is no rear barrel sight. The upper tang of the action shows evidence of a tang sight in its past, but there wasnt any sight when I bought it. The rifle has a JW Fecker scope (power unmarked).
This rifle has a large shooters kit that has been assembled over its history. Michael eventually put it in a SEMCO Sportsmans box. The accessories include
Hoch Bullet Mould; 197.0gr; flat nose
Hoch (relined) Bullet Mould; 182.0gr; .310-.311 nose band; .322 bands
Bud Welsh Double Cavity Bullet Mould; 167.0gr; tapered from .314 front band to .322 base band
Darr (SAECO Blocks) Bullet Mould; 185.0gr; Hudson bullet; .323 bands
BO (?) Bullet Mould; 183.0gr; tapered from .312 front band to 0.324 base band
Old West Bullet Mould; 172.0gr; .323
Eagan Bullet Mould; marked MX 3-32-S; brass blocks
SAECO Bullet Sizer Lubricator Die .319
SAECO Bullet Sizer Lubricator Die .321
RCBS Bullet Sizer Lubricator Die .319
RCBS Bullet Sizer Lubricator Die .319
RCBS Bullet Sizer Lubricator Die .323
RCBS Bullet Sizer Lubricator Die .325
Eagan Bullet Sizer Die .320
Eagan Bullet Sizer Die .321
Eagan Bullet Sizer Die (unknown diameter)
Redding Seating Die with Arbor Adapter
RCBS 3-Die Reloading Set
Eagan Breech Seating Tool
Approx. 40 W-W .32-40 brass cartridge cases
1980 dated Unertl envelope, letter and catalog to Ken Tozer
Bud Welsh catalog and letter
Darr bullet mould catalog pages, letter and receipt dated 1980
Several range targets dated 1980-2000
Photos available upon request (I cancelled my PhotoBucket account) ...
Price: SOLD on another site ... thank you for looking
Thank you ...
Joe Dobrzynski
Last edited by Joe Dobrzynski; 07/10/17 09:04 AM.