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1026
$1,552.00

LOT OF 2 PERCUSSION FIREARMS. 1) Unmarked Superposed dbl rifle. Cal. 40. 34 1/2” bbls, small Rocky Mountain style front sight with tiny semi-buckhorn adjustable rear sight. It has two iron guides on each side, each with 2 ramrods, one of which appears to be a repaired original. The back action locks and hammers are lightly engraved. It has a fine early Kentucky style walnut buttstock with serpentine German silver trigger guard and dbl set triggers. It has a simple German silver patchbox and crescent buttplate. There is an 8-pointed elongated star inlayed in the cheekpiece and it has a pewter fitting where the stock meets the bbls. CONDITION: Good. Iron is medium brown patina overall. Guides have been reattached; left hammer screw is a replacement; wood is sound with good oil finish. Mechanics are fine. 2) Unmarked Cape gun. Cal. about 56 rifle and 28 ga. smoothbore. It has 29” steel bbls with German silver front sight and fixed rear sight. It has plain back action locks with half-horn trigger guard and simple iron patchbox and smooth steel buttplate. It is mounted in a 1-pc stock with deep cheekpiece and has sling wires and an old replacement ramrod. CONDITION: About good. Metal is a gray/brown patina with light surface spotting. Wood is sound with about 60% original varnish. Mechanics are fine. Rifle bore is strong with fine pitting as is the shotgun bore. 4-52245 JR82 (750-1,250)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2004
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