RARE NO. 4-1/2 MID-RANGE SINGLE SHOT TARGET RIFLE WITH CASE & TOOLS.

RARE NO. 4-1/2 MID-RANGE SINGLE SHOT TARGET RIFLE WITH CASE & TOOLS. SN 1203. Cal. 44-75. Very beautiful deluxe target rifle with 30″ middle weight oct bbl, spirit level windage globe front sight, Rocky Mtn. rear sight and vernier tang sight with 4″ staff. It has undecorated, color case hardened receiver with single trigger and full loop lever. Mounted with extraordinary streaky, honey & chocolate Circassian walnut with elaborately checkered forearm and semi-schnable horn tip. The buttstock has checkered serpentine grip with triangular horn inlay and a checkered Sharps-style steel shotgun buttplate. These rare rifles were only produced 1878-1882 and are almost never found in absolutely orig configuration with orig finish. This exact rifle appears on p. 144 as Plate 18-4 in the book Ballard: The Great American Single Shot Rifle, Dutcher. Accompanied by an unusual, non-factory, hinged lid wooden case with red trade cloth lining, French fitted in the bottom for the rifle with loops in the lid containing two ebony handled hickory cleaning rods. Also accompanied by a fine hand made period tool box containing a variety of tools, an orig bronze bullet mold with sprue cutter, a lead ladle, a supply of bullets and orig 44-75 Everlasting cases, a small notebook with notes about shooting this rifle, a set of reloading dies, a gimlet, priming tools, swadges and other small tools. According to the above referenced book by John Dutcher, there was at one time a spare long-range vernier peep sight that accompanied this rifle, which is now missing. PROVENANCE: Stephen Gordon Collection; Ed Kennedy Collection; John Dutcher Collection; John T. Amber Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 92-94% strong orig blue with thin edges. Receiver, breech block, lever & hammer retain most of their orig case colors, moderately faded. Wood is sound with minor nicks & scratches and retains most of its extremely beautiful hand rubbed oil finish, somewhat dulled on the bottom of the forearm. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Lining of the case is moderately mothed with the outside showing wear but remains in usable condition. Box & tools are fine 4-38493 JR107 (12,500-17,500)

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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	1297	$12,650.00	RARE NO. 4-1/2 MID-RANGE SINGLE SHOT TARGET RIFLE WITH CASE & TOOLS. SN 1203. Cal. 44-75. Very beautiful deluxe target rifle with 30″ middle weight oct bbl, spirit level windage globe front sight, Rocky Mtn. rear sight and vernier tang sight with 4″ staff. It has undecorated, color case hardened receiver with single trigger and full loop lever. Mounted with extraordinary streaky, honey & chocolate Circassian walnut with elaborately checkered forearm and semi-schnable horn tip. The buttstock has checkered serpentine grip with triangular horn inlay and a checkered Sharps-style steel shotgun buttplate. These rare rifles were only produced 1878-1882 and are almost never found in absolutely orig configuration with orig finish. This exact rifle appears on p. 144 as Plate 18-4 in the book Ballard: The Great American Single Shot Rifle, Dutcher. Accompanied by an unusual, non-factory, hinged lid wooden case with red trade cloth lining, French fitted in the bottom for the rifle with loops in the lid containing two ebony handled hickory cleaning rods. Also accompanied by a fine hand made period tool box containing a variety of tools, an orig bronze bullet mold with sprue cutter, a lead ladle, a supply of bullets and orig 44-75 Everlasting cases, a small notebook with notes about shooting this rifle, a set of reloading dies, a gimlet, priming tools, swadges and other small tools. According to the above referenced book by John Dutcher, there was at one time a spare long-range vernier peep sight that accompanied this rifle, which is now missing. PROVENANCE: Stephen Gordon Collection; Ed Kennedy Collection; John Dutcher Collection; John T. Amber Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 92-94% strong orig blue with thin edges. Receiver, breech block, lever & hammer retain most of their orig case colors, moderately faded. Wood is sound with minor nicks & scratches and retains most of its extremely beautiful hand rubbed oil finish, somewhat dulled on the bottom of the forearm. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Lining of the case is moderately mothed with the outside showing wear but remains in usable condition. Box & tools are fine 4-38493 JR107 (12,500-17,500) 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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