EXTREMELY RARE BROWNING MONTANA MODEL 1878 SINGLE SHOT RIFLE.

EXTREMELY RARE BROWNING MONTANA MODEL 1878 SINGLE SHOT RIFLE. SN 366. Cal. 45-70. Standard grade rifle with 30″ oct bbl with ivory blade front sight and an “1876” marked ladder rear sight, missing its retaining screw. Top flat of bbl has the Browning Bros. address and “1879” patent date along with caliber & SN. Receiver is flat sided and has rnd top breech block and dbl set triggers with Sharps Borchardt style short finger lever. Bottom of bbl has two iron guides in dovetails containing a fine brass tipped hickory cleaning rod with jag section and slotted tip piece. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with long forearm secured with a sgl transverse screw through brass escutcheons & straight stock with crescent buttplate. Mr. Kontes states that he purchased this rifle at the Denver Gun Show from a collector from Arizona. PROVENANCE: John C. Kontes Collection. CONDITION: Good to very good. No orig finish remains being an overall smooth silver/brown patina with a few scattered spots of light rust on bbl. Forearm is missing a splinter from right tip by the bbl channel, otherwise wood is sound showing heavy wear with nicks, dings & scratches and retains a hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with good shine & light pitting. 4-46631 JR339 (30,000-50,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012

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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	1337	$0.00	EXTREMELY RARE BROWNING MONTANA MODEL 1878 SINGLE SHOT RIFLE. SN 366. Cal. 45-70. Standard grade rifle with 30″ oct bbl with ivory blade front sight and an “1876” marked ladder rear sight, missing its retaining screw. Top flat of bbl has the Browning Bros. address and “1879” patent date along with caliber & SN. Receiver is flat sided and has rnd top breech block and dbl set triggers with Sharps Borchardt style short finger lever. Bottom of bbl has two iron guides in dovetails containing a fine brass tipped hickory cleaning rod with jag section and slotted tip piece. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with long forearm secured with a sgl transverse screw through brass escutcheons & straight stock with crescent buttplate. Mr. Kontes states that he purchased this rifle at the Denver Gun Show from a collector from Arizona. PROVENANCE: John C. Kontes Collection. CONDITION: Good to very good. No orig finish remains being an overall smooth silver/brown patina with a few scattered spots of light rust on bbl. Forearm is missing a splinter from right tip by the bbl channel, otherwise wood is sound showing heavy wear with nicks, dings & scratches and retains a hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with good shine & light pitting. 4-46631 JR339 (30,000-50,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012 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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