CUSTER ERA SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1873 CARBINE

Revised: 10/19/2007

(Additional Information) Consignor notes that SN 34723 is a documented captured Carbine from Government Memo #115, dated October 1st, 1879, with a listing of guns taken back, or captured from Indians.

CUSTER ERA SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1873 CARBINE SN 34720. Cal. 45-70. Standard 22″ carbine bbl with high arc 1873 marked breech block with usual lock plate markings. Front sight is standard square base with 1884 style rear sight. Stock has visible ESA cartouche and circle P behind standard 2-pc trigger guard, ring and bar are intact as well as stacking swivel of front band. Standard carbine butt with undrilled stock. PROVENANCE: James D. Gordon Collection, and Michael Ward Collection CONDITION: Good plus. Bbl shows light brown patina finish with some blue mixed in with just a small amount of some pin prick pitting. Lock plate has a silver gray patina color that shows evidence of being cleaned years ago. Hammer and breech block are of the silver gray patina with a mixture of dark brown coloring and shows evidence of an aging cleaning. Stock is sound with a dark oil finish with just a few minor usual nicks and dings and a name that could be Sanchez lightly inscribed on left side of buttstock. Buttplate is a mixture of dark brown and silver patina as is the trigger guard. Action is good, and bore is bright with some light scattered pitting. 4-32350 BT136 (5,000-8,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2056	$6,325.00	Revised: 10/19/2007 (Additional Information) Consignor notes that SN 34723 is a documented captured Carbine from Government Memo #115, dated October 1st, 1879, with a listing of guns taken back, or captured from Indians. CUSTER ERA SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1873 CARBINE SN 34720. Cal. 45-70. Standard 22″ carbine bbl with high arc 1873 marked breech block with usual lock plate markings. Front sight is standard square base with 1884 style rear sight. Stock has visible ESA cartouche and circle P behind standard 2-pc trigger guard, ring and bar are intact as well as stacking swivel of front band. Standard carbine butt with undrilled stock. PROVENANCE: James D. Gordon Collection, and Michael Ward Collection CONDITION: Good plus. Bbl shows light brown patina finish with some blue mixed in with just a small amount of some pin prick pitting. Lock plate has a silver gray patina color that shows evidence of being cleaned years ago. Hammer and breech block are of the silver gray patina with a mixture of dark brown coloring and shows evidence of an aging cleaning. Stock is sound with a dark oil finish with just a few minor usual nicks and dings and a name that could be Sanchez lightly inscribed on left side of buttstock. Buttplate is a mixture of dark brown and silver patina as is the trigger guard. Action is good, and bore is bright with some light scattered pitting. 4-32350 BT136 (5,000-8,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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