VERY RARE DANGERFIELD & LEFEVER CAPE GUN.

VERY RARE DANGERFIELD & LEFEVER CAPE GUN. Cal. 14 Ga X 40-50 Sharps Bottle Neck. SN 32. This is one of only a very few of these American made combination guns known today. Beautiful & rare early Cape gun with 28-1/4″ bbls that have a smooth flat rib with dovetailed front sight having a homemade ivory bead with an elevation adjustable, rib mounted, rear sight. Rib is marked with the makers name & address. It has dolls head extension with second bite & extractor. It has non-rebounding hammers on front action locks with the opening catch mounted on the top tang. The top tang also has a screw-in, adjustable, tiny, lollipop tang sight. It is mounted with nicely figured slab sawed American walnut with smooth horn insert, semi-schnable tip forearm and checkered pistol grip stock 14″ over a smooth steel butt plate. Grip swells out to a scallop shell carved cap. CONDITION: Very fine plus. Bbls retains bout 90% orig brown finish with a small clean spot on the rib and some light wear on the left bbl. Receiver & lock plates retain most of their orig case hardening with faint colors here & there being mostly a silvered mottled patina. Wood is sound with a few minor nicks & scratches and one small gouge on the right side of the butt stock and overall retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are fine. Very bright shiny bores. 4-58140 JR339 (2,500-3,500)

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
	1398	$9,200.00	VERY RARE DANGERFIELD & LEFEVER CAPE GUN. Cal. 14 Ga X 40-50 Sharps Bottle Neck. SN 32. This is one of only a very few of these American made combination guns known today. Beautiful & rare early Cape gun with 28-1/4″ bbls that have a smooth flat rib with dovetailed front sight having a homemade ivory bead with an elevation adjustable, rib mounted, rear sight. Rib is marked with the makers name & address. It has dolls head extension with second bite & extractor. It has non-rebounding hammers on front action locks with the opening catch mounted on the top tang. The top tang also has a screw-in, adjustable, tiny, lollipop tang sight. It is mounted with nicely figured slab sawed American walnut with smooth horn insert, semi-schnable tip forearm and checkered pistol grip stock 14″ over a smooth steel butt plate. Grip swells out to a scallop shell carved cap. CONDITION: Very fine plus. Bbls retains bout 90% orig brown finish with a small clean spot on the rib and some light wear on the left bbl. Receiver & lock plates retain most of their orig case hardening with faint colors here & there being mostly a silvered mottled patina. Wood is sound with a few minor nicks & scratches and one small gouge on the right side of the butt stock and overall retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are fine. Very bright shiny bores. 4-58140 JR339 (2,500-3,500) 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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