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1230
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$920.00 |
T BLAND SELF EXTRACTING ARMY REVOLVER.SN NSN. Cal. .455. 5-1/2″ bbl, blue finish. Checkered walnut grips. PROVENANCE: Wm. West Estate Collection. CONDITION: Good, revolver retains 20% blue finish blending into brown patina overall. No heavy pitting, straw finish visible on hammer. Grips are good. Lanyard ring is missing. Frame is marked on the left side “Blands Self Extracting Army Revolver”, right side of frame is marked “455 guage” and bears a Birmingham proof, bbl marked “T Bland and Sons 106 Strand, London”, left side of bbl also bears Birmingham proofs. Rare example of an early English self ejecting revolver. 49478-7 TEP C&R (300-500) – Lot 1230 |
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3464
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$0.00 |
EXCEPTIONALLY FINE, UNDERSTATED, FRENCH DOUBLE FLINT FOWLER WITH BAYONET BY B.T.E. THOMAS OF ST. ETIENNE.SN NSN. Cal. 20 ga. (.615 Bore diameter) 31″ Round bbls with flat sides toward breech ends, are unmarked, and have long silver bead front sight set 3-1/2″ behind muzzles. A small stud on bottom rib engages a spring clip on attachable 5-1/2″ bayonet which is housed under trap in butt. Baleen ramrod with worm tail and horn tip is housed in single beaded pipe with wide sling loop. In typical French fashion ramrod tail extends well into butt. Breech plugs have platinum touch holes. Breech iron has tall ears as sighting aid. Locks with slightly arched plates, long bodies and long tails, have finely filed inset pans, and are fitted with bridled friction frizzens with nicely filed teats. Round bodied serpentine cocks have neatly filed in scrolled reinforcing. Lock tails are nicely filed with acanthus decoration. The only markings are makers name on right lockplate, and “St. Etienne” on left. (Thomas is listed as working in St. Etienne between 1804 and 1809 (in Heer’s)). Dark, somewhat burl figured European walnut stock has nicely cut coarse checkering at grip and forend with raised, carved acanthus at top of grip. Iron furniture is finely filed in relief decoration. Spring loaded trap with release lever on left side of butt houses bayonet. Drop at heel: 2-3/16″, drop at comb: 1-1/8″. Weight with bayonet: 6 lbs 0 oz. LOP: 13-1/4″. CONDITION: Good. Metal parts show an old cleaning, and are all silver to gray brown patina, with some scattered pitting on bbls. Stock is very fine with no noted repairs, and retains a considerable amount of what appears to be its orig finish with considerable hand wear, oil has been added over the years as maintenance, producing a very fine patina. Bores are good with some pitting toward muzzles. Locks and frizzens are crisp. A lovely and undoubtedly shootable French double. 48997-1 MGM10 (7,000-12,000) – Lot 3464 |
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3700
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$0.00 |
RARE AMBERG I.G. MOD 71/84 RIFLE.SN 70398. Cal. 11 MM. 32″ rnd bbl with adjustable rear sight. Oct chamber with Imperial proofs on right. Crown/Amberg above chamber, full SN, and Crown/L on left. 1887 date on right receiver. “I.G.Mod71/84.” on left receiver. Visible SNs are matching including bolt and screws. Front sling swivel is on front bbl band. Rear sling swivel is through trigger guard. Middle bbl band is missing. Imperial proofed walnut stock. Orig cleaning rod. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: Fine, retaining 95% orig blue. Bolt and receiver have light corrosion. Wood has normal dings and dents with gouges on right near receiver and towards buttplate. Bore is bright. Mechanics are fine. 43475-856 BWS (2,000-3,000) – Lot 3700 |
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3702
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$0.00 |
◊ RARE AMBERG GEW 88/05 RIFLE.SN 3498F. Cal. 7.92 MM. Bbl 30″, adjustable Turkish (Farsi) numbered rear sight, “Crown/Amberg/1890” above chamber with Imperial proofs on right. “Gew.88.” on left receiver. Mis-matched Turkish reworked bolt. Other visible numbers are matching. Front bbl band unit marked “113.R.6.77.” Rear bbl band with sling swivel marked “B.4.R.R.32”. Walnut stock with Imperial proofs on right rear. Has orig cleaning rod. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: Fine, retaining 65% black paint on bbl and bands with normal wear and light pitting. Receiver is in the white with light corrosion overall. Pitting on bolt knob. Stock is worn with dings and dents overall. Buttplate retains 50% black paint, is lightly pitted. Bore is lightly pitted. Mechanics are fine. 43475-860 BWS (2,000-3,000) – Lot 3702 |
