EXTREMELY RARE DELUXE COLT BURGESS LEVER ACTION RIFLE WITH SCABBARD.

EXTREMELY RARE DELUXE COLT BURGESS LEVER ACTION RIFLE WITH SCABBARD. SN 1653. Cal. .44-40. 25-1/2″ round bbl, full mag, slightly modified German silver Rocky Mountain front sight, serrated side V-notch sporting rear sight. Top of bbl is marked “COLT’S PT. F. A. MFG. CO. HARTFORD CT. U.S.A./PAT. JAN. 7 73. OCT. 19. 75. APR. 1. 79.DEC. 7. 80. DEC. 13. 81. JAN. 3. 82.” Receiver is without Rampant Colt logo. Mounted with highly figured walnut, multi-point checkered straight grip, steel crescent buttplate with trapdoor housing 4-piece steel tip with brass cleaning rod, multi-point wrap-around checkered forend with steel nosecap. Accompanying gun is a collector’s edition, 1 of 1000 book “COLT BURGESS MAGAZINE RIFLE” by Samuel L. Maxwell, Sr. In this book, on pp.49, is a chart titled “SPORTING RIFLES SPECIAL ORDERS”. The first section in configuration “Case Hardened Frame, Polished and Checkered Stocks” there are 16 serial numbers listed, this rifle being the fourth, and only 1 of 3 listed with round bbl. Also accompanying gun is vintage leather scabbard, marked on back “GARCIA/ELKO NV”. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl and mag tube retain a smooth, gray brown patina mixing with silver. Bbl markings are thin, but legible. There are some spots, mostly near receiver with some very fine shallow surface pitting. Receiver retains a dark blue-gray finish blended with silver and brown patina. Left side has areas of shallow surface pitting and some normal, minor nicks and scratches. The dark blue-gray finish is most likely from a very old attempt to cold blue the receiver. Hammer is a blend of brown and silver patina. Lever is a brown and silver patina with some fine surface pitting. Stock is sound with a minor repaired crack on left side of tang into checkering. Checkering is moderately worn. Stock has a few minor nicks and scrapes and retains a restored finish. Buttplate is a dark patina and has considerable shallow surface pitting. Forend is sound with typical repair on right side. Flat checkering with an old attempt of re-pointing, some minor nicks and dings and retains a restored finish. Nosecap is a spotty brown and silver patina with a replaced retaining screw. Book is in near mint condition. Scabbard is semi-supple with age cracking and still retains its two tie down straps. May have been restitched years and years ago. Mechanics are smooth, bore is slightly dull with deep distinct rifling and some minor, scattered pitting. 4-40280 BDT170 (7,000-12,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011

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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	2239	$6,325.00	EXTREMELY RARE DELUXE COLT BURGESS LEVER ACTION RIFLE WITH SCABBARD. SN 1653. Cal. .44-40. 25-1/2″ round bbl, full mag, slightly modified German silver Rocky Mountain front sight, serrated side V-notch sporting rear sight. Top of bbl is marked “COLT’S PT. F. A. MFG. CO. HARTFORD CT. U.S.A./PAT. JAN. 7 73. OCT. 19. 75. APR. 1. 79.DEC. 7. 80. DEC. 13. 81. JAN. 3. 82.” Receiver is without Rampant Colt logo. Mounted with highly figured walnut, multi-point checkered straight grip, steel crescent buttplate with trapdoor housing 4-piece steel tip with brass cleaning rod, multi-point wrap-around checkered forend with steel nosecap. Accompanying gun is a collector’s edition, 1 of 1000 book “COLT BURGESS MAGAZINE RIFLE” by Samuel L. Maxwell, Sr. In this book, on pp.49, is a chart titled “SPORTING RIFLES SPECIAL ORDERS”. The first section in configuration “Case Hardened Frame, Polished and Checkered Stocks” there are 16 serial numbers listed, this rifle being the fourth, and only 1 of 3 listed with round bbl. Also accompanying gun is vintage leather scabbard, marked on back “GARCIA/ELKO NV”. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl and mag tube retain a smooth, gray brown patina mixing with silver. Bbl markings are thin, but legible. There are some spots, mostly near receiver with some very fine shallow surface pitting. Receiver retains a dark blue-gray finish blended with silver and brown patina. Left side has areas of shallow surface pitting and some normal, minor nicks and scratches. The dark blue-gray finish is most likely from a very old attempt to cold blue the receiver. Hammer is a blend of brown and silver patina. Lever is a brown and silver patina with some fine surface pitting. Stock is sound with a minor repaired crack on left side of tang into checkering. Checkering is moderately worn. Stock has a few minor nicks and scrapes and retains a restored finish. Buttplate is a dark patina and has considerable shallow surface pitting. Forend is sound with typical repair on right side. Flat checkering with an old attempt of re-pointing, some minor nicks and dings and retains a restored finish. Nosecap is a spotty brown and silver patina with a replaced retaining screw. Book is in near mint condition. Scabbard is semi-supple with age cracking and still retains its two tie down straps. May have been restitched years and years ago. Mechanics are smooth, bore is slightly dull with deep distinct rifling and some minor, scattered pitting. 4-40280 BDT170 (7,000-12,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011 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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