VERY UNUSUAL PERCUSSION GUN (?).

VERY UNUSUAL PERCUSSION GUN (?). NSN. Cal. 50, Tiger maple stock. Starting at the breech 9-7/8″ round section and then a 33-5/8″ oct. section; marked on the bottom “POSTLEY, NELSON & Co” – they were bbl makers in Pittsburgh. This assemblage is screwed into a 4″ long, 3″ dia cylinder which is attached to a. 2″ x 1-1/2″ x 9-3/4″ (including 3-screw tang) breech, giving us a grand total of 49-1/4″ of bbl assembly with no sights or other features which might indicate its use. Lock is marked “G.D. & Co./CINN/O”. Hammer is bent in an “S” shape form to allow the nose to reach from where the lock is mounted to where the nipple is. There is a matching 15″ heavy iron piece screwed to the bottom of the large cylinder which includes the triggerguard and a 3″ x 3/8″ tube, the purpose of which is not known either. Almost everyone who sees this has a different explanation for what it might be. One reoccurring idea was that it was a line throwing gun?? CONDITION: Rust-brown patina. Stock is battered. 4-47066 (2,000-3,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2002

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
	1784	$2,300.00	VERY UNUSUAL PERCUSSION GUN (?). NSN. Cal. 50, Tiger maple stock. Starting at the breech 9-7/8″ round section and then a 33-5/8″ oct. section; marked on the bottom “POSTLEY, NELSON & Co” – they were bbl makers in Pittsburgh. This assemblage is screwed into a 4″ long, 3″ dia cylinder which is attached to a. 2″ x 1-1/2″ x 9-3/4″ (including 3-screw tang) breech, giving us a grand total of 49-1/4″ of bbl assembly with no sights or other features which might indicate its use. Lock is marked “G.D. & Co./CINN/O”. Hammer is bent in an “S” shape form to allow the nose to reach from where the lock is mounted to where the nipple is. There is a matching 15″ heavy iron piece screwed to the bottom of the large cylinder which includes the triggerguard and a 3″ x 3/8″ tube, the purpose of which is not known either. Almost everyone who sees this has a different explanation for what it might be. One reoccurring idea was that it was a line throwing gun?? CONDITION: Rust-brown patina. Stock is battered. 4-47066 (2,000-3,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2002 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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