RARE COLT BURGESS LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 4322. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade rifle with 25-1/2″ oct bbl, full magazine, German silver Rocky Mountain front sight, Colt semi-buckhorn rear sight and a thick base sporting tang sight with 3-1/2″ staff. Left side of receiver has the Rampant Colt logo roll marking. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate containing an orig 4-pc Colt brass & steel cleaning rod. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this rifle in caliber 44-40, 25″ oct bbl, blue finish, shipped to Hartley & Graham, New York, New York on Dec. 31, 1883 in a 10 gun shipment. According to Flayderman’s Guide to American Firearms there were only 6403 Burgess arms produced in the period 1883-1885 in oct & rnd bbl rifles, carbines & baby carbines. There were total of 2556 oct bbl rifles produced. Although the Burgess was certainly the equivalent of its contemporary, the Winchester model 1873, and in a lot of ways superior, Colt stopped production in 1885 after Winchester demonstrated they were capable of producing revolvers, which was Colt’s mainstay. Burgess rifles and carbines are extremely rare today, especially one with orig finish. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 96-98% strong orig brown. Forend cap retains about 50% thin orig blue, having flaked to medium patina. Receiver retains 75-80% flaked orig blue with the flaked areas a medium patina. Hammer retains strong orig colors and the lever colors in sheltered in areas, buttplate is a silver brown patina. Wood is sound, even over the loading gate area in the forearm, with normal nicks & scratches and retains strong oil finish. Mechanics are crisp. Brilliant, shiny bore. Shows very little use. 4-50628 JR62 (12,500-17,500) – Lot 1327

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014

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
	1327	$14,950.00	RARE COLT BURGESS LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 4322. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade rifle with 25-1/2″ oct bbl, full magazine, German silver Rocky Mountain front sight, Colt semi-buckhorn rear sight and a thick base sporting tang sight with 3-1/2″ staff. Left side of receiver has the Rampant Colt logo roll marking. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate containing an orig 4-pc Colt brass & steel cleaning rod. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this rifle in caliber 44-40, 25″ oct bbl, blue finish, shipped to Hartley & Graham, New York, New York on Dec. 31, 1883 in a 10 gun shipment. According to Flayderman’s Guide to American Firearms there were only 6403 Burgess arms produced in the period 1883-1885 in oct & rnd bbl rifles, carbines & baby carbines. There were total of 2556 oct bbl rifles produced. Although the Burgess was certainly the equivalent of its contemporary, the Winchester model 1873, and in a lot of ways superior, Colt stopped production in 1885 after Winchester demonstrated they were capable of producing revolvers, which was Colt’s mainstay. Burgess rifles and carbines are extremely rare today, especially one with orig finish. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 96-98% strong orig brown. Forend cap retains about 50% thin orig blue, having flaked to medium patina. Receiver retains 75-80% flaked orig blue with the flaked areas a medium patina. Hammer retains strong orig colors and the lever colors in sheltered in areas, buttplate is a silver brown patina. Wood is sound, even over the loading gate area in the forearm, with normal nicks & scratches and retains strong oil finish. Mechanics are crisp. Brilliant, shiny bore. Shows very little use. 4-50628 JR62 (12,500-17,500) – Lot 1327 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 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 RIFLE.