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1703
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$6,900.00
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CASED MAYNARD SPORTING RIFLE 2-BARREL SET. SN 21223. Cal. 35-30 Maynard & 22 Maynard Extra Long CF. Appears to be an improved Hunter’s Rifle No. 7 with 20″ oct to rnd 35 cal. bbl that has German silver front sight. The 22 caliber bbl is 26″, oct to rnd with gold washed Beech’s combination front sight. The 22 cal. bbl appears to have been sleeved with a plugged dovetail in top flat, SN is 14. The 35 cal. bbl has a matching SN on a lightly ground flat and may have been re-stamped. Rifle has standard receiver markings with the date “1873” on left side and “1882” on right side and has a tang sight with sliding aperture and 3-1/2″ staff graduated to 110 yards. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock and smooth steel carbine style buttplate. Accompanied by an orig Maynard purple velvet lined walnut casing compartmented in bottom for the action, both bbls, a maple handled turn screw, a Berdan priming/de-priming tool, a sizing tool for 35 caliber, a priming block, an American Flask Co. ribbed powder flask, two brass & hickory cleaning rods, 25-rds of 22 Maynard Extra Long primed brass, a primed 38-50 Maynard case and a 35 cal. cartridge adapter with thick Maynard head. PROVENANCE: Mike Clark 1987; Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain about all of fine factory style finish and may be completely original. Receiver & lever retain most of their bright orig factory case colors; stock is sound and retains about all of its orig oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bores on both bbls. Case has a a couple of grain checks in the lid with some reattached partitions. Lining is lightly faded and moderately soiled in bottom. Tools & equipment are fine. 4-45445 JR202 (7,500-12,500)
Auction: Firearms - Spring 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. |