SCARCE COLT BURGESS LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 1646. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade rifle with 25-1/2″ rnd bbl, full magazine, ivory bead combination front sight and Colt semi-buckhorn rear sight. Left side of frame has the Rampant Colt logo roll marking. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate with trap containing an orig, Colt, brass & iron, 4-pc cleaning rod. Rifle has originally browned bbl & magazine tube with scarce color case hardened buttplate. There were 6,403 Burgess rifles & carbines produced during the period 1883-1885, of which 3,810 were sporting rifles in both standard & deluxe. Of that number, only 1,219 had rnd bbls. All the above information was extracted from THE COLT-BURGESS MAGAZINE RIFLE, Maxwell. SN was noted in its usual place on the bottom tang, on the rear face of the buttstock under the buttplate in pencil and inside toe of buttplate. In spite of the Burgess rifles & carbines being of superior design for their time, Colt stopped production in 1885, apparently after reaching an agreement with Winchester that if Winchester would not proceed with the development and production of revolvers already patented, Colt would stop production of the Burgess lever action firearms. There is no documentation supporting this hypothesis, however it is a theory that has been circulated within the gun industry for many decades. Regardless of whatever the reason may have been, Colt stopped production after only those few arms were produced and Winchester never went into revolver production. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching. Bbl & magazine tube retain 97-98% strong, orig brown finish with a few light scratches and some minor dulling on the left side by the front sight; receiver retains about 90% glossy orig blue with sharp edge wear, some light flaking and what appears to be a small cleaned area on the right side; lever & hammer retain virtually all of their orig case colors, brilliant on the hammer, strong & bright on the lever; forend cap & buttplate retain strong, bright orig case colors on the buttplate with some fine pitting on the heel & toe and brilliant case colors on the forend cap. Wood is sound with a few minor nicks & scratches and retains just about all of its fine orig oil finish, without the usual crack in the forearm. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore; appears to be new & unfired. 4-51009 JR233 (7,500-12,500) – Lot 1329a

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
	1329a	$12,650.00	SCARCE COLT BURGESS LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 1646. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade rifle with 25-1/2″ rnd bbl, full magazine, ivory bead combination front sight and Colt semi-buckhorn rear sight. Left side of frame has the Rampant Colt logo roll marking. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate with trap containing an orig, Colt, brass & iron, 4-pc cleaning rod. Rifle has originally browned bbl & magazine tube with scarce color case hardened buttplate. There were 6,403 Burgess rifles & carbines produced during the period 1883-1885, of which 3,810 were sporting rifles in both standard & deluxe. Of that number, only 1,219 had rnd bbls. All the above information was extracted from THE COLT-BURGESS MAGAZINE RIFLE, Maxwell. SN was noted in its usual place on the bottom tang, on the rear face of the buttstock under the buttplate in pencil and inside toe of buttplate. In spite of the Burgess rifles & carbines being of superior design for their time, Colt stopped production in 1885, apparently after reaching an agreement with Winchester that if Winchester would not proceed with the development and production of revolvers already patented, Colt would stop production of the Burgess lever action firearms. There is no documentation supporting this hypothesis, however it is a theory that has been circulated within the gun industry for many decades. Regardless of whatever the reason may have been, Colt stopped production after only those few arms were produced and Winchester never went into revolver production. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching. Bbl & magazine tube retain 97-98% strong, orig brown finish with a few light scratches and some minor dulling on the left side by the front sight; receiver retains about 90% glossy orig blue with sharp edge wear, some light flaking and what appears to be a small cleaned area on the right side; lever & hammer retain virtually all of their orig case colors, brilliant on the hammer, strong & bright on the lever; forend cap & buttplate retain strong, bright orig case colors on the buttplate with some fine pitting on the heel & toe and brilliant case colors on the forend cap. Wood is sound with a few minor nicks & scratches and retains just about all of its fine orig oil finish, without the usual crack in the forearm. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore; appears to be new & unfired. 4-51009 JR233 (7,500-12,500) – Lot 1329a 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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SCARCE COLT BURGESS LEVER ACTION RIFLE.