SCARCE COLT BURGESS LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 3774. Cal. 44 WCF. Scarce Burgess rifle with 25-1/2″ oct bbl, full magazine, German silver Rocky Mountain front sight and orig Colt semi-buckhorn rear sight with serrated edges. Left side of receiver has the Rampant Colt trademark. 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. Rear face of buttstock is numbered in pencil with only the two center 7’s of matching serial number visible. The “3” & “4” are partially visible but not legible. Matching serial number is marked inside toe of buttplate. Left side of receiver is deeply etched and has the appearance of having been stored left side down on a cloth in a damp climate. There were only 6,403 Burgess arms produced in the period 1883-1885 in both rifles and carbines with rnd & oct barrels. Even though the Burgess rifle was superior to the Winchester Model 1873, Colt stopped production after only those few arms were produced, apparently in an agreement with Winchester. Winchester seemingly feared the competition for their rifles and developed an arguably superior revolver, they approached Colt and reached and agreement that if Colt stopped production of their Burgess arms, Winchester would not proceed with production of revolvers. CONDITION: Good, all matching. Bbl retains about 60% orig brown finish, showing edge wear and a couple of lightly cleaned spots; magazine tube retains 40-50% orig brown, cleaned bright on the outer radius; forend cap is a cleaned metal patina with fine pitting on the left side; receiver retains 65-70% thinning orig blue, mostly on the right side, top & bottom edges; left side retains blue in sheltered areas with etched areas from poor storage; lever & hammer retain dark case colors, turned silver on outer faces of lever; top & bottom tang screws are replacements; buttplate is a gray metal patina; stock has a tiny sliver missing by the top tang and two fine cracks on the right side and overall retains a hand worn patina with dark spots on the left side. Mechanics are fine; sharp, strong bore with moderate to heavy pitting toward the muzzle. 4-50432 (6,000-10,000) – Lot 1329b

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
	1329b	$0.00	SCARCE COLT BURGESS LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 3774. Cal. 44 WCF. Scarce Burgess rifle with 25-1/2″ oct bbl, full magazine, German silver Rocky Mountain front sight and orig Colt semi-buckhorn rear sight with serrated edges. Left side of receiver has the Rampant Colt trademark. 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. Rear face of buttstock is numbered in pencil with only the two center 7’s of matching serial number visible. The “3” & “4” are partially visible but not legible. Matching serial number is marked inside toe of buttplate. Left side of receiver is deeply etched and has the appearance of having been stored left side down on a cloth in a damp climate. There were only 6,403 Burgess arms produced in the period 1883-1885 in both rifles and carbines with rnd & oct barrels. Even though the Burgess rifle was superior to the Winchester Model 1873, Colt stopped production after only those few arms were produced, apparently in an agreement with Winchester. Winchester seemingly feared the competition for their rifles and developed an arguably superior revolver, they approached Colt and reached and agreement that if Colt stopped production of their Burgess arms, Winchester would not proceed with production of revolvers. CONDITION: Good, all matching. Bbl retains about 60% orig brown finish, showing edge wear and a couple of lightly cleaned spots; magazine tube retains 40-50% orig brown, cleaned bright on the outer radius; forend cap is a cleaned metal patina with fine pitting on the left side; receiver retains 65-70% thinning orig blue, mostly on the right side, top & bottom edges; left side retains blue in sheltered areas with etched areas from poor storage; lever & hammer retain dark case colors, turned silver on outer faces of lever; top & bottom tang screws are replacements; buttplate is a gray metal patina; stock has a tiny sliver missing by the top tang and two fine cracks on the right side and overall retains a hand worn patina with dark spots on the left side. Mechanics are fine; sharp, strong bore with moderate to heavy pitting toward the muzzle. 4-50432 (6,000-10,000) – Lot 1329b 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.