RARE WESSON FIREARMS DOUBLE BARREL HAMMER SHOTGUN.

RARE WESSON FIREARMS DOUBLE BARREL HAMMER SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 ga. SN 114. High grade model of this rare shotgun, one of only about 219 produced in period 1868-70. It has 29-7/8″ fine Damascus steel bbls with smooth concave tapered rib, sgl bead, doll’s head extension & extractor. Rib marked “WESSON FIREARMS CO SPRINGFIELD MASS.” & bottom of bbls each have the monograms of D.B. Wesson & D. Smith along with the caliber marking. Receiver is small, flat sided & well sculpted with beautiful Gustave Young intertwined foliate arabesque pattern engraving, rabbit ear style hammers without a nose & a knurled latch arm on top tang. It is mounted with highly figured marble cake French walnut with checkered articulated splinter forearm & checkered forearm panels. Stock is 14″ over a checkered engraved skeleton buttplate. This is one of the very rare marked models & in a particularly high grade. This was an advanced design for its time with a positive locking system & rebounding hammers. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbls retain 80-85% orig brown Damascus pattern with wear mostly over carry point. Receiver retains about 50-60% orig case colors with forend iron & top tang a gray patina. Trigger guard retains traces of orig blue with balance a gray patina. Buttplate is a gray patina. Latch spring is broken, otherwise mechanics are fine, bright shiny bores. 4-57557 JR379 (4,000-7,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006

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
	1381	$5,750.00	RARE WESSON FIREARMS DOUBLE BARREL HAMMER SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 ga. SN 114. High grade model of this rare shotgun, one of only about 219 produced in period 1868-70. It has 29-7/8″ fine Damascus steel bbls with smooth concave tapered rib, sgl bead, doll’s head extension & extractor. Rib marked “WESSON FIREARMS CO SPRINGFIELD MASS.” & bottom of bbls each have the monograms of D.B. Wesson & D. Smith along with the caliber marking. Receiver is small, flat sided & well sculpted with beautiful Gustave Young intertwined foliate arabesque pattern engraving, rabbit ear style hammers without a nose & a knurled latch arm on top tang. It is mounted with highly figured marble cake French walnut with checkered articulated splinter forearm & checkered forearm panels. Stock is 14″ over a checkered engraved skeleton buttplate. This is one of the very rare marked models & in a particularly high grade. This was an advanced design for its time with a positive locking system & rebounding hammers. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbls retain 80-85% orig brown Damascus pattern with wear mostly over carry point. Receiver retains about 50-60% orig case colors with forend iron & top tang a gray patina. Trigger guard retains traces of orig blue with balance a gray patina. Buttplate is a gray patina. Latch spring is broken, otherwise mechanics are fine, bright shiny bores. 4-57557 JR379 (4,000-7,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006 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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