EXTRAORDINARILY RARE NEW HAVEN ARMS VOLCANIC CARBINE WITH ORIGINAL CARDBOARD BOX.

EXTRAORDINARILY RARE NEW HAVEN ARMS VOLCANIC CARBINE WITH ORIGINAL CARDBOARD BOX. SN 3046. Cal. 41. Spectacular carbine with 16-1/2″ oct bbl that has integral magazine tube with smooth ribs and German silver front sight. Top flat has the usual 3-line New Haven address & patent markings. Full brass receiver is without embellishments and has its original fire blued carbine rear sight with elevation adjusting wheel in a dovetail in the top flat. Lever is blue and hammer is case colored. Mounted with a very nicely figured, straight grain, uncheckered American walnut stock with straight grip & crescent brass buttplate. Serial number was observed on the left side of the lower tang under the wood, on the buttplate tang flat of the buttstock and inside the tang of the buttplate. No further disassembly was attempted to check for matching parts. Accompanied by an orig carbine-sized 2-pc wood grain cardboard box with permanently mounted, paper covered, wood block dividers. Interior of box is filled with newspaper pages from the New York Times dated June 17, 1858. Newspaper is dry & brittle and in tatters. Box measures 35-1/2″ long x 6-1/4″ wide x 1-5/8″ deep. Exterior of the top and sides of bottom are covered with hand applied wood-grained paper and bottom is covered in blue paper. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms, only about 1,000 of these rare carbines were produced in all three bbl lengths in the period 1857-1860. Few of these rare carbines survive today with any orig finish and orig cardboard boxes are virtually non-existent making this one of the most rare Volcanic carbines in the world today. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine, all matching including screws. Appears to be new & unfired with bbl & magazine tube retaining 98-99% strong orig factory blue with only a few minor wear spots on the right side and a few small scattered spots of rust in the rib on the right side of the rotating sleeve. Receiver & sideplates are crisp & orig with sharp clean edges and retain a wonderful smooth, even, medium to dark mustard patina. Sideplates appear to have never been removed. Rear sight retains about all of its beautiful fire blue. Lever retains about 85% strong orig blue with the balance having flaked, not worn, to a medium patina. Hammer retains all of its orig case colors. Stock is sound with a few minor nicks & scratches, primarily on the right side and retains about all of its bright orig piano varnish finish. Buttplate matches the receiver in condition & color. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Box shows moderate corner wear with one open corner in the lid and minor edge wear with light soil. 4-38063 JR203 (180,000-220,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009

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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	2238	$0.00	EXTRAORDINARILY RARE NEW HAVEN ARMS VOLCANIC CARBINE WITH ORIGINAL CARDBOARD BOX. SN 3046. Cal. 41. Spectacular carbine with 16-1/2″ oct bbl that has integral magazine tube with smooth ribs and German silver front sight. Top flat has the usual 3-line New Haven address & patent markings. Full brass receiver is without embellishments and has its original fire blued carbine rear sight with elevation adjusting wheel in a dovetail in the top flat. Lever is blue and hammer is case colored. Mounted with a very nicely figured, straight grain, uncheckered American walnut stock with straight grip & crescent brass buttplate. Serial number was observed on the left side of the lower tang under the wood, on the buttplate tang flat of the buttstock and inside the tang of the buttplate. No further disassembly was attempted to check for matching parts. Accompanied by an orig carbine-sized 2-pc wood grain cardboard box with permanently mounted, paper covered, wood block dividers. Interior of box is filled with newspaper pages from the New York Times dated June 17, 1858. Newspaper is dry & brittle and in tatters. Box measures 35-1/2″ long x 6-1/4″ wide x 1-5/8″ deep. Exterior of the top and sides of bottom are covered with hand applied wood-grained paper and bottom is covered in blue paper. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms, only about 1,000 of these rare carbines were produced in all three bbl lengths in the period 1857-1860. Few of these rare carbines survive today with any orig finish and orig cardboard boxes are virtually non-existent making this one of the most rare Volcanic carbines in the world today. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine, all matching including screws. Appears to be new & unfired with bbl & magazine tube retaining 98-99% strong orig factory blue with only a few minor wear spots on the right side and a few small scattered spots of rust in the rib on the right side of the rotating sleeve. Receiver & sideplates are crisp & orig with sharp clean edges and retain a wonderful smooth, even, medium to dark mustard patina. Sideplates appear to have never been removed. Rear sight retains about all of its beautiful fire blue. Lever retains about 85% strong orig blue with the balance having flaked, not worn, to a medium patina. Hammer retains all of its orig case colors. Stock is sound with a few minor nicks & scratches, primarily on the right side and retains about all of its bright orig piano varnish finish. Buttplate matches the receiver in condition & color. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Box shows moderate corner wear with one open corner in the lid and minor edge wear with light soil. 4-38063 JR203 (180,000-220,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009 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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