Revised: 3/11/2015

Please Note: Great News! We have some additional information for you: 1) Barrel & magazine tube are matching numbered to rifle. 2) Letter prefix on Serial # is “B” not an “R” which is great because the rifle has many early features. 3) Three renowned collectors of Whitney Arms have stated they believe the engraving is correct and an outstanding example!

VERY RARE DELUXE ENGRAVED WHITNEY-KENNEDY LIGHT FRAME LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN R947. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Spectacular and probably one of a kind deluxe engraved Whitney-Kennedy rifle with 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, gold-washed Beach’s combination front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Top flat of bbl is marked “WHITNEYVILLE ARMORY, CT, U.S.A. KENNEDY”. Caliber marking is on top flat over the chamber area. Lever is the earlier serpentine style. Mounted with very nicely figured center crotch, flame grain American walnut with checkered forearm and straight stock that has crescent buttplate with trap. Receiver is beautifully engraved, probably by Conrad Ulrich, with the large vignette of a hunter in a woodland scene, shooting from behind a tree with a wounded elk in the foreground. Right side has a smaller vignette of a running bull moose in a forest & field scene. Both vignettes are surrounded by very fine foliate arabesque patterns with fine pearled background. Dust cover on the bolt is engraved with intertwined initials that appear to be “WJW”. Floorplate of receiver and lever are engraved with matching foliate arabesque patterns. Top three flats of the bbl, over the chamber area are also engraved to match. Forend cap has a small rnd vignette engraved with a “W”. Buttplate tang has matching foliate arabesque patterns. Left side of upper tang, under the wood, is marked with the matching SN which is also found inside toe of buttplate. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms there were about 15,000 Whitney-Kennedy rifles produced 1879-1886 in at least six calibers and three different styles making this a rather rare specimen. Extremely few were deluxe and of those a very small number were engraved. Whitney-Kennedy arms are very rarely encountered and almost never are found with any orig finish with most having served on the American frontier. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus. Overall retains about 98% glossy orig blue showing a little more wear on the high points of the receiver with sharp edge wear; hammer retains brilliant case colors; lever tang is moderately flaked, as is the buttplate. Wood is sound with a few scratches in the varnish and overall retains about 98% orig factory finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore; appears to have been used very little. 4-55556 JR358 (25,000-35,000) – Lot 1266

Auction: Firearms - March 2015

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
	1266	$63,250.00	Revised: 3/11/2015 Please Note: Great News! We have some additional information for you: 1) Barrel & magazine tube are matching numbered to rifle. 2) Letter prefix on Serial # is “B” not an “R” which is great because the rifle has many early features. 3) Three renowned collectors of Whitney Arms have stated they believe the engraving is correct and an outstanding example! VERY RARE DELUXE ENGRAVED WHITNEY-KENNEDY LIGHT FRAME LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN R947. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Spectacular and probably one of a kind deluxe engraved Whitney-Kennedy rifle with 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, gold-washed Beach’s combination front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Top flat of bbl is marked “WHITNEYVILLE ARMORY, CT, U.S.A. KENNEDY”. Caliber marking is on top flat over the chamber area. Lever is the earlier serpentine style. Mounted with very nicely figured center crotch, flame grain American walnut with checkered forearm and straight stock that has crescent buttplate with trap. Receiver is beautifully engraved, probably by Conrad Ulrich, with the large vignette of a hunter in a woodland scene, shooting from behind a tree with a wounded elk in the foreground. Right side has a smaller vignette of a running bull moose in a forest & field scene. Both vignettes are surrounded by very fine foliate arabesque patterns with fine pearled background. Dust cover on the bolt is engraved with intertwined initials that appear to be “WJW”. Floorplate of receiver and lever are engraved with matching foliate arabesque patterns. Top three flats of the bbl, over the chamber area are also engraved to match. Forend cap has a small rnd vignette engraved with a “W”. Buttplate tang has matching foliate arabesque patterns. Left side of upper tang, under the wood, is marked with the matching SN which is also found inside toe of buttplate. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms there were about 15,000 Whitney-Kennedy rifles produced 1879-1886 in at least six calibers and three different styles making this a rather rare specimen. Extremely few were deluxe and of those a very small number were engraved. Whitney-Kennedy arms are very rarely encountered and almost never are found with any orig finish with most having served on the American frontier. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus. Overall retains about 98% glossy orig blue showing a little more wear on the high points of the receiver with sharp edge wear; hammer retains brilliant case colors; lever tang is moderately flaked, as is the buttplate. Wood is sound with a few scratches in the varnish and overall retains about 98% orig factory finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore; appears to have been used very little. 4-55556 JR358 (25,000-35,000) – Lot 1266 Auction: Firearms - March 2015 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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VERY RARE DELUXE ENGRAVED WHITNEY-KENNEDY LIGHT FRAME LEVER ACTION RIFLE.