W & C SCOTT “EXHIBITION OF 1862” PERCUSSION SINGLE RIFLE.

W & C SCOTT “EXHIBITION OF 1862” PERCUSSION SINGLE RIFLE. SN 7513. Cal. 58 (Four deep rifling grooves for Jacob type bullet). This finely finished percussion rifle is engraved on rear ovate portion of single laminated Damascus 24″ bbl “W & Scott & Son Makers. 95 Bath St. Birmingham”, “Exhibited in the International Exhibition. London”, “1862”. Where the ovate portion of bbl transitions to round there is a triangle of semi relief shaded scroll engraving. Band of elongated feather type engraving surrounds the muzzle. Bottom of bbl has London provisional and view proof marks, SN and is proofed as a 32 bore. SN also appears in bbl channel and on end of breech plug. Rear sight consists of 5 folding express leaves with platinum lines. Front silver bead is transversely dovetailed through bbl. Breech plug has solid platinum “blow out”, and is case hardened with decorative bands of engraving, and shell motif on top. Breech iron has full coverage of shaded open scroll. Right hand bar action lock has front mounted sliding safety that engages at half cock. Lock plate has finely executed open scroll engraving with a bugling stag at rear and recumbent hind at front. Robust serpentine hammer has open scroll to match lock plate. Trigger plate ends in very stylized elongated pineapple finial. Trigger guard is of pistol grip type with matching scroll engraving. Dense, streaked and lightly figured European walnut stock measures 14-1/8″ over blued steel butt plate with engraving at heel, and features hinged patch box on right side with scroll engraving and vignette of stag scratching himself with left hind foot. 18 LPI checkering is borderless and terminates in rounded contours toward drop points. bbl is keyed to forend with 2 side nails through oval steel escutcheons. Stock terminates in steel thimble and cap with scroll engraving. Ebony ramrod has brass ends and mounts in plain Damascus pipe with sling eye and lug on under rib toward muzzle for retention. Drop at heel: Approx 2-1/4″, drop at comb: Approx 1-3/8″. PROVENANCE: Copy of letter from W & C Scott. Copy of letter from Bernard Braverman giving recent history as well as an appraisal from 1998 of $15,000.00. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbl retains 90% of original brown, darkening. Lock plate and other case hardened parts have most of their case hardening color which is muted toward gray brown. Trigger guard retains 50-60% of its high polished charcoal blue. Butt plate has about 70-80% of its blue. Wood retains most of its original oil finish. Area on right side of butt shows where some cleaning has taken place. Checkering is slightly worn. Rear sling eye is missing. Bore is excellent, bright and shiny. Lock is crisp. Nipple is original. Very fine and historically important rifle as only one other gun exhibited at this Exhibition is known. 4-38313 MGM31 (17,500-27,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

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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	1237	$0.00	W & C SCOTT “EXHIBITION OF 1862” PERCUSSION SINGLE RIFLE. SN 7513. Cal. 58 (Four deep rifling grooves for Jacob type bullet). This finely finished percussion rifle is engraved on rear ovate portion of single laminated Damascus 24″ bbl “W & Scott & Son Makers. 95 Bath St. Birmingham”, “Exhibited in the International Exhibition. London”, “1862”. Where the ovate portion of bbl transitions to round there is a triangle of semi relief shaded scroll engraving. Band of elongated feather type engraving surrounds the muzzle. Bottom of bbl has London provisional and view proof marks, SN and is proofed as a 32 bore. SN also appears in bbl channel and on end of breech plug. Rear sight consists of 5 folding express leaves with platinum lines. Front silver bead is transversely dovetailed through bbl. Breech plug has solid platinum “blow out”, and is case hardened with decorative bands of engraving, and shell motif on top. Breech iron has full coverage of shaded open scroll. Right hand bar action lock has front mounted sliding safety that engages at half cock. Lock plate has finely executed open scroll engraving with a bugling stag at rear and recumbent hind at front. Robust serpentine hammer has open scroll to match lock plate. Trigger plate ends in very stylized elongated pineapple finial. Trigger guard is of pistol grip type with matching scroll engraving. Dense, streaked and lightly figured European walnut stock measures 14-1/8″ over blued steel butt plate with engraving at heel, and features hinged patch box on right side with scroll engraving and vignette of stag scratching himself with left hind foot. 18 LPI checkering is borderless and terminates in rounded contours toward drop points. bbl is keyed to forend with 2 side nails through oval steel escutcheons. Stock terminates in steel thimble and cap with scroll engraving. Ebony ramrod has brass ends and mounts in plain Damascus pipe with sling eye and lug on under rib toward muzzle for retention. Drop at heel: Approx 2-1/4″, drop at comb: Approx 1-3/8″. PROVENANCE: Copy of letter from W & C Scott. Copy of letter from Bernard Braverman giving recent history as well as an appraisal from 1998 of $15,000.00. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbl retains 90% of original brown, darkening. Lock plate and other case hardened parts have most of their case hardening color which is muted toward gray brown. Trigger guard retains 50-60% of its high polished charcoal blue. Butt plate has about 70-80% of its blue. Wood retains most of its original oil finish. Area on right side of butt shows where some cleaning has taken place. Checkering is slightly worn. Rear sling eye is missing. Bore is excellent, bright and shiny. Lock is crisp. Nipple is original. Very fine and historically important rifle as only one other gun exhibited at this Exhibition is known. 4-38313 MGM31 (17,500-27,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 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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