EXTREMELY RARE BURGESS FOLDING PUMP SHOTGUN.

EXTREMELY RARE BURGESS FOLDING PUMP SHOTGUN. SN 3340. Cal. 12 ga. Most unusual of American-made shotguns with 19-1/2″ bbl, square base front sight with homemade blade and rear sight in the bbl latch on top front edge of receiver. These shotguns were a most innovative design by an extremely prolific 19th century inventor, Andrew Burgess, who in 1892 established his own company and was in business only until 1899 when his company & patents were purchased by Winchester, apparently as a method of eliminating competitors. Mr. Burgess’ unique design functions by way of a sliding wrist that operated the bolt to eject and reload. It has an exposed hammer and a unique latching system mounted on a collar around the bbl with extended latch that hooks into a notch on front forward part of frame. The action, in addition to its unique pump design, was further unique in that the magazine tube could only be loaded with the action open. Top of bolt is hand-engraved “BURGESS GUN COMPANY / BUFFALO, N.Y. U.S.A.” and bottom of action is roll-marked with 3-lines of patent dates. Serial number is hand-engraved across floorplate. Mounted with nicely figured American walnut with coarse checkered forearm that has a dimple in bottom to accommodate trigger guard when action is folded. The pump device on wrist is sheet steel with checkered panels on each side of hammer slot and is mounted with a checkered walnut bottom grip area. Stock is fitted with a Burgess Gun Company hard rubber buttplate that has a logo of a spaniel with a shorebird in its mouth logo. PROVENANCE: Ted Knee Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 95-97% strong orig blue with some fine surface pitting on magazine tube. Receiver retains about 90% glossy orig blue, slightly thinned on left side with some chemical spotting on right side. Slide device retains about 95% glossy orig blue. Toe of buttstock has a repaired chip, otherwise wood is sound with forearm slightly shrunken and with light handling & storage marks, a few scrapes on buttstock and retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-36610 JR275 (6,000-10,000)

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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	1390	$6,900.00	EXTREMELY RARE BURGESS FOLDING PUMP SHOTGUN. SN 3340. Cal. 12 ga. Most unusual of American-made shotguns with 19-1/2″ bbl, square base front sight with homemade blade and rear sight in the bbl latch on top front edge of receiver. These shotguns were a most innovative design by an extremely prolific 19th century inventor, Andrew Burgess, who in 1892 established his own company and was in business only until 1899 when his company & patents were purchased by Winchester, apparently as a method of eliminating competitors. Mr. Burgess’ unique design functions by way of a sliding wrist that operated the bolt to eject and reload. It has an exposed hammer and a unique latching system mounted on a collar around the bbl with extended latch that hooks into a notch on front forward part of frame. The action, in addition to its unique pump design, was further unique in that the magazine tube could only be loaded with the action open. Top of bolt is hand-engraved “BURGESS GUN COMPANY / BUFFALO, N.Y. U.S.A.” and bottom of action is roll-marked with 3-lines of patent dates. Serial number is hand-engraved across floorplate. Mounted with nicely figured American walnut with coarse checkered forearm that has a dimple in bottom to accommodate trigger guard when action is folded. The pump device on wrist is sheet steel with checkered panels on each side of hammer slot and is mounted with a checkered walnut bottom grip area. Stock is fitted with a Burgess Gun Company hard rubber buttplate that has a logo of a spaniel with a shorebird in its mouth logo. PROVENANCE: Ted Knee Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 95-97% strong orig blue with some fine surface pitting on magazine tube. Receiver retains about 90% glossy orig blue, slightly thinned on left side with some chemical spotting on right side. Slide device retains about 95% glossy orig blue. Toe of buttstock has a repaired chip, otherwise wood is sound with forearm slightly shrunken and with light handling & storage marks, a few scrapes on buttstock and retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-36610 JR275 (6,000-10,000) 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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