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$2,587.00

RARE WARNER CIVIL WAR CARBINE. Cal. 50 RF (Possibly 56-50). NSN . Very early production, one of first 200 made without any markings & no serial number could be located, although number “650” is found on bottom of bbl below forearm screw hole. It has 20″ rnd bbl with dovetailed brass blade front sight & a fixed rear sight replacing the orig carbine sight. Carbine sight screw hole has a plug screw. It has brass frame with side swinging breech block with iron thumb latch & center mounted hammer. There is no sling ringeye bolt on left side of breech. It has replacement stock & forearm with a poured pewter nose cap & straight stock with smooth steel buttplate. There are sling base holes in bottom. Only about 1,500 of these carbines were made ca. 1864. CONDITION: About good. Bbl is mostly a blue/gray patina with some traces of blue around forearm. Receiver, breech block & trigger guard are cleaned bright, now beginning to patinate. Wood retains most of an oiled finish. Hammer has no half cock, otherwise mechanics are fine, a little loose. Bbl is loose in frame. Bright bore with scattered moderate pitting. 4-58098 JR355 (2,000-3,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006
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