VERY RARE SPENCER HIGH GRADE ENGRAVED PUMP ACTION SHOTGUN.

SN 643. Cal. 12 Gauge. Fine Spencer marked shotgun with 26-1/4″ plain Damascus bbl with single bead. Top of the bbl has the Spencer, Windsor, CT address. Mounted with highly figured, streaky French walnut with checkered tiny rnd forearm and rnd knob pistol grip buttstock with checkered hard rubber buttplate. Receiver, carrier, trigger guard, top & bottom tangs are beautifully engraved with about 50% coverage foliate arabesque patterns with the small vignette of an English Setter carrying a bird on the left side. The right side vignette is engraved “SPENCER ARMS CO. / PAT. APR. 1882”. Spencer produced his patented shotguns, which were the first successful repeating shotgun that ultimately lead to the seriously reduced sales of double bbl shotguns over the ensuing decade, 1882-1889 at which time his company was purchase by Francis Bannerman who continued to manufacture these shotguns until about 1907. While the standard, plain version of this model shotgun are not uncommon, deluxe and engraved examples are very rare and seldom encountered with only a few extant. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl & magazine tube retain strong Damascus pattern with about 60-70% orig brown finish on the bbl, thin over the chamber area and about 90% dark brown finish on the magazine tube; receiver, breechblock & carrier are a light mottled grey/brown patina. Wood is sound with light handling & use nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are fine; moderately pitted bore. 4-53557 JR120 (2,000-3,000) – Lot 3220

Auction: Firearms - Fall 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
	3220	$2,587.50	VERY RARE SPENCER HIGH GRADE ENGRAVED PUMP ACTION SHOTGUN. SN 643. Cal. 12 Gauge. Fine Spencer marked shotgun with 26-1/4″ plain Damascus bbl with single bead. Top of the bbl has the Spencer, Windsor, CT address. Mounted with highly figured, streaky French walnut with checkered tiny rnd forearm and rnd knob pistol grip buttstock with checkered hard rubber buttplate. Receiver, carrier, trigger guard, top & bottom tangs are beautifully engraved with about 50% coverage foliate arabesque patterns with the small vignette of an English Setter carrying a bird on the left side. The right side vignette is engraved “SPENCER ARMS CO. / PAT. APR. 1882”. Spencer produced his patented shotguns, which were the first successful repeating shotgun that ultimately lead to the seriously reduced sales of double bbl shotguns over the ensuing decade, 1882-1889 at which time his company was purchase by Francis Bannerman who continued to manufacture these shotguns until about 1907. While the standard, plain version of this model shotgun are not uncommon, deluxe and engraved examples are very rare and seldom encountered with only a few extant. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl & magazine tube retain strong Damascus pattern with about 60-70% orig brown finish on the bbl, thin over the chamber area and about 90% dark brown finish on the magazine tube; receiver, breechblock & carrier are a light mottled grey/brown patina. Wood is sound with light handling & use nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are fine; moderately pitted bore. 4-53557 JR120 (2,000-3,000) – Lot 3220 Auction: Firearms - Fall 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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VERY RARE SPENCER HIGH GRADE ENGRAVED PUMP ACTION SHOTGUN.