RARE COLT BURGESS LEVER ACTION ROUND BARREL RIFLE.

SN 1744. Cal. 44-40, 25″ rnd bbl, blue finish, straight grained walnut stocks with crescent butt. Only a total of 6,403 of these rifles were made between 1883 and 1885. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl and magazine show a mottled brown-gray finish with good sights and a sharp bbl address. Bore is dark with strong rifling. Sights are very good. Receiver retains a gray-brown patina finish with Rampant Colt visible on left side. Some slight scratching and high point wear. Lever and hammer show gray-brown patina. Stocks are good and show slight cleaning and old re-varnish. Stocks are slightly undersized. Forend has “Burgess Crack” on right side. Buttplate shows gray-brown patina with high point wear. Forend cap shows bray-brown patina. A nice representative example of a rare Colt long arm. 49598-6 TEP C&R (2,000-3,000) – Lot 1083

Auction: Firearms - October 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
	1083	$2,587.50	RARE COLT BURGESS LEVER ACTION ROUND BARREL RIFLE. SN 1744. Cal. 44-40, 25″ rnd bbl, blue finish, straight grained walnut stocks with crescent butt. Only a total of 6,403 of these rifles were made between 1883 and 1885. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl and magazine show a mottled brown-gray finish with good sights and a sharp bbl address. Bore is dark with strong rifling. Sights are very good. Receiver retains a gray-brown patina finish with Rampant Colt visible on left side. Some slight scratching and high point wear. Lever and hammer show gray-brown patina. Stocks are good and show slight cleaning and old re-varnish. Stocks are slightly undersized. Forend has “Burgess Crack” on right side. Buttplate shows gray-brown patina with high point wear. Forend cap shows bray-brown patina. A nice representative example of a rare Colt long arm. 49598-6 TEP C&R (2,000-3,000) – Lot 1083 Auction: Firearms - October 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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RARE COLT BURGESS LEVER ACTION ROUND BARREL RIFLE.