RARE COMPLETE STARR MODEL 1817 COMMON RIFLE

RARE COMPLETE STARR MODEL 1817 COMMON RIFLE SN NSN. Cal. 54. Spectacular contract rifle with 36” rnd bbl, square base front sight/bayonet lug with Kentucky rifle style fixed rear sight. Breech end of bbl has “US / P / JN” proof marks and tang is dated “1824”. Lockplate is marked in front of hammer with a small “U.S. / NSTARR” and back is marked vertically with date “1824” and “MIDN CON.” in an arc behind hammer. Mounted with a 1-pc walnut stock with iron furniture having three bands and a brass tipped iron ramrod. Right side of stock has the unusual oval iron hinged-lid patchbox with a nearly flat musket style buttplate. Trigger guard is unusual with a protruding tang toward bottom end to which is attached a sling swivel with a corresponding wire on middle band. Sling swivels contain an exceptionally fine & rare, orig, buff leather sling. Left side panel of stock has a clear old cartouche. Accompanied by a Reiker display case containing an orig turn screw, two styles of worm for ramrod, a spring vice, a brass flash hole pick & brush attached to a brass chain, an ebony tampion and finally a rare nutcracker bullet mold stamped “US”. There are also three spare flints & an orig lead flint pad as issued with the common rifle. This is one of finest common rifles extant. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine, appears to be unfired. Bbl retains 93-95% strong orig chocolate brown finish with a few light scrapes & scratches and a couple of small dings. Lockplate, hammer & frizzen retain virtually all of their orig case colors, slightly faded with only a few scrapes on fizzen. Trigger guard, patchbox cover & buttplate retain about all of their orig chocolate brown finish with slight wear on heel of buttplate. The “J” shaped sideplate is bright & clean with orig finish and a few scattered spots of light pitting. Stock is sound with minor handling & storage marks and retains virtually all of its orig factory finish. Bands are bright & clean with lower band lightly pitted over top. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Sling is as new with very minor soil and a couple of spots of foxing. Accessories are generally extremely fine. 4-31580 JR551 (10,000-15,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007

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
	1559	$17,250.00	RARE COMPLETE STARR MODEL 1817 COMMON RIFLE SN NSN. Cal. 54. Spectacular contract rifle with 36” rnd bbl, square base front sight/bayonet lug with Kentucky rifle style fixed rear sight. Breech end of bbl has “US / P / JN” proof marks and tang is dated “1824”. Lockplate is marked in front of hammer with a small “U.S. / NSTARR” and back is marked vertically with date “1824” and “MIDN CON.” in an arc behind hammer. Mounted with a 1-pc walnut stock with iron furniture having three bands and a brass tipped iron ramrod. Right side of stock has the unusual oval iron hinged-lid patchbox with a nearly flat musket style buttplate. Trigger guard is unusual with a protruding tang toward bottom end to which is attached a sling swivel with a corresponding wire on middle band. Sling swivels contain an exceptionally fine & rare, orig, buff leather sling. Left side panel of stock has a clear old cartouche. Accompanied by a Reiker display case containing an orig turn screw, two styles of worm for ramrod, a spring vice, a brass flash hole pick & brush attached to a brass chain, an ebony tampion and finally a rare nutcracker bullet mold stamped “US”. There are also three spare flints & an orig lead flint pad as issued with the common rifle. This is one of finest common rifles extant. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine, appears to be unfired. Bbl retains 93-95% strong orig chocolate brown finish with a few light scrapes & scratches and a couple of small dings. Lockplate, hammer & frizzen retain virtually all of their orig case colors, slightly faded with only a few scrapes on fizzen. Trigger guard, patchbox cover & buttplate retain about all of their orig chocolate brown finish with slight wear on heel of buttplate. The “J” shaped sideplate is bright & clean with orig finish and a few scattered spots of light pitting. Stock is sound with minor handling & storage marks and retains virtually all of its orig factory finish. Bands are bright & clean with lower band lightly pitted over top. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Sling is as new with very minor soil and a couple of spots of foxing. Accessories are generally extremely fine. 4-31580 JR551 (10,000-15,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007 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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