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1137
$6,325.00

FINE CIVIL WAR WARNER CARBINE.

SN 2069. Cal. .50. About 1,500 of these guns were made for James Warner by the Massachusetts Arms Company circa 1864. Brass breech block hinged on the right side, extraction by manual slide at bottom rear of forestock, 20″ rnd bbl with iron barrel band, 2-leaf rear sight and unique Warner half rnd steel front sight. Buttstock and frame have small inspector letters, left side of frame marked “JAMES WARNER, SPRINGFIELD, MASS”. PROVENANCE: The Estate Collection of Phil A. Bleakney, Jr. CONDITION: Fine overall, bbl retains about 90% thinning blue, appears touched up. Brass is smooth with yellow brass patina. Stocks are sound and solid with hand worn patina, there is a crack in forestock forward of ejector lever. Mechanically gun is sound with crisp fine shiny bore. 49059-240 JS (3,000-5,000) – Lot 1137


Auction: Firearms - October 2015
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