VERY RARE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY MARKED WHITNEY-KENNEDY LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

VERY RARE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY MARKED WHITNEY-KENNEDY LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN D919. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). This is the light frame sporting rifle with blue finish, 24″ oct bbl, full magazine, German silver Rocky Mountain front sight & semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges. Top flat of bbl in front of rear sight is marked “WHITNEYVILLE ARMORY, CT, U.S.A.” and then spaced a little further away in a different lettering, “KENNEDY” and has the caliber marking over chamber area. Receiver is fitted with dbl set triggers and Whitney serpentine lever. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain, nicely figured American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate with trap. Left side of buttstock is stamped, in 1/4″ letters, “No 12 / Mo. PAC. RY.”. Tang of buttplate is stamped “Mo. PAC. RY.” and again upside down with the number “15” at the heel. A very fine, well made rifle of which only about 15,000 were made in period 1879-1886 in four different styles, making this, indeed, a rather rare find. Then with the railway markings makes it even more rare. CONDITION: Exceedingly fine. Appears to be new & unfired retaining most of its strong, bright orig factory finish on all metal with only slight sharp edge wear and some flaking on receiver. Flaked areas are a blue/gray patina. Hammer retains about all of its brilliant orig case colors. Rear sight has been broken & repaired. Forearm has a small crack on right side with small nicks, dings & scratches on both stock & forearm and retains most of its strong, orig factory varnish. Hammer will hold at full cock manually but not when the action is worked and when it is fired will not strike firing pin so the mechanics need attention, probably something to do with the dbl set triggers. Brilliant shiny bore. 4-35146 JR513 (12,500-17,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

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	$0.00	VERY RARE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY MARKED WHITNEY-KENNEDY LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN D919. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). This is the light frame sporting rifle with blue finish, 24″ oct bbl, full magazine, German silver Rocky Mountain front sight & semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges. Top flat of bbl in front of rear sight is marked “WHITNEYVILLE ARMORY, CT, U.S.A.” and then spaced a little further away in a different lettering, “KENNEDY” and has the caliber marking over chamber area. Receiver is fitted with dbl set triggers and Whitney serpentine lever. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain, nicely figured American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate with trap. Left side of buttstock is stamped, in 1/4″ letters, “No 12 / Mo. PAC. RY.”. Tang of buttplate is stamped “Mo. PAC. RY.” and again upside down with the number “15” at the heel. A very fine, well made rifle of which only about 15,000 were made in period 1879-1886 in four different styles, making this, indeed, a rather rare find. Then with the railway markings makes it even more rare. CONDITION: Exceedingly fine. Appears to be new & unfired retaining most of its strong, bright orig factory finish on all metal with only slight sharp edge wear and some flaking on receiver. Flaked areas are a blue/gray patina. Hammer retains about all of its brilliant orig case colors. Rear sight has been broken & repaired. Forearm has a small crack on right side with small nicks, dings & scratches on both stock & forearm and retains most of its strong, orig factory varnish. Hammer will hold at full cock manually but not when the action is worked and when it is fired will not strike firing pin so the mechanics need attention, probably something to do with the dbl set triggers. Brilliant shiny bore. 4-35146 JR513 (12,500-17,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 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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