EXTREMELY RARE ONE OF A KIND SPENCER/BANNERMAN PUMP ACTION SPORTING RIFLE.

SN NSN. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Wonderful, light, fast acting slide action rifle with 24″ oct bbl, full magazine, half-nickel front sight & flat top rear sight. Magazine has 2-bands. Mounted with nicely figured American walnut with rd 5″ long, diamond checkered forearm that resembles the model 1896 style. Buttstock has a long, checkered Prince of Wales style grip & crescent rifle buttplate. Receiver is a down-scaled version of the Spencer pump shotgun patented by Christopher Spencer in 1882. Magazine can only be loaded with the breech open and loads from the bottom. Receiver is very nicely engraved in period script “F. Bannerman / Manufacturer / N.Y. City. U.S.A.” on the left side and “Patented, April, 1882” on the right. Both sides have light engraved foliate arabesque scrolls & a scalloped border around the rear edge with an engraved zig-zag rosette around the screw holes & around the right sideplate. Top of the receiver, top tang, bottom tang, trigger guard & bottom of the receiver are engraved to match. The 2-slide bars also have very light engraved flourishes on the front ends. It is believed that this rifle was produced in March 1893 for the Chicago World Expo. Christopher Spencer owned the Spencer Repeating Firearms Company from about 1860 until the company fell on hard times & was acquired by Francis Bannerman in 1890. Mr. Bannerman packed the company’s entire manufacturing operation & moved it to Brooklyn, N.Y. and by the fall of 1890, was producing shotguns called the Model 1890. They remained in business under the Bannerman name until 1902 when they ceased production to devote more time to the more lucrative surplus military goods business. It was during that time in the 1890s that this rifle was produced as an experimental or prototype but never went into production. This rifle is pictured on pgs 308-309 of Spencer Repeating Firearms, Marcot. In the write up about this rifle, Mr. Marcot theorizes that this rifle was an attempt to produce a competitive rifle for the Winchester model 1890. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl retains about 80-90% strong orig brown finish with scattered, fine surface etching. Magazine tube retains most of its orig blue, a little thin on the outer radius. Receiver retains most of its orig case colors, moderately faded. Slide bars are a grey metal patina as is the buttplate & trigger guard. Wood is sound with a few light nicks & scratches with the buttstock showing an old restored finish. Forearm has a small repair in the bottom rear edge, otherwise is a hand-worn patina. Mechanics are crisp. Bright shiny bore. 50230-1 JR226 (15,000-25,000) – Lot 2055

Auction: Firearms - March 2016

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
	2055	$0.00	EXTREMELY RARE ONE OF A KIND SPENCER/BANNERMAN PUMP ACTION SPORTING RIFLE. SN NSN. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Wonderful, light, fast acting slide action rifle with 24″ oct bbl, full magazine, half-nickel front sight & flat top rear sight. Magazine has 2-bands. Mounted with nicely figured American walnut with rd 5″ long, diamond checkered forearm that resembles the model 1896 style. Buttstock has a long, checkered Prince of Wales style grip & crescent rifle buttplate. Receiver is a down-scaled version of the Spencer pump shotgun patented by Christopher Spencer in 1882. Magazine can only be loaded with the breech open and loads from the bottom. Receiver is very nicely engraved in period script “F. Bannerman / Manufacturer / N.Y. City. U.S.A.” on the left side and “Patented, April, 1882” on the right. Both sides have light engraved foliate arabesque scrolls & a scalloped border around the rear edge with an engraved zig-zag rosette around the screw holes & around the right sideplate. Top of the receiver, top tang, bottom tang, trigger guard & bottom of the receiver are engraved to match. The 2-slide bars also have very light engraved flourishes on the front ends. It is believed that this rifle was produced in March 1893 for the Chicago World Expo. Christopher Spencer owned the Spencer Repeating Firearms Company from about 1860 until the company fell on hard times & was acquired by Francis Bannerman in 1890. Mr. Bannerman packed the company’s entire manufacturing operation & moved it to Brooklyn, N.Y. and by the fall of 1890, was producing shotguns called the Model 1890. They remained in business under the Bannerman name until 1902 when they ceased production to devote more time to the more lucrative surplus military goods business. It was during that time in the 1890s that this rifle was produced as an experimental or prototype but never went into production. This rifle is pictured on pgs 308-309 of Spencer Repeating Firearms, Marcot. In the write up about this rifle, Mr. Marcot theorizes that this rifle was an attempt to produce a competitive rifle for the Winchester model 1890. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl retains about 80-90% strong orig brown finish with scattered, fine surface etching. Magazine tube retains most of its orig blue, a little thin on the outer radius. Receiver retains most of its orig case colors, moderately faded. Slide bars are a grey metal patina as is the buttplate & trigger guard. Wood is sound with a few light nicks & scratches with the buttstock showing an old restored finish. Forearm has a small repair in the bottom rear edge, otherwise is a hand-worn patina. Mechanics are crisp. Bright shiny bore. 50230-1 JR226 (15,000-25,000) – Lot 2055 Auction: Firearms - March 2016 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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EXTREMELY RARE ONE OF A KIND SPENCER/BANNERMAN PUMP ACTION SPORTING RIFLE.