EXTREMELY SCARCE DELUXE COLT BURGESS LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

Revised: 10/5/2008

Additional Information: We have recently receive a Colt Factory Letter on this Rare Colt which states: “25-1/2″ bbl shipped to Hartley & Graham 12-31-1883 in a shipment of 10 guns”. Also notes: “Blue Wood”. According to knowledgeable Colt Burgess people, it is not unusual for factory records to be lacking complete information. We are also told that from time to time these Deluxe rifles are found with serial numbers on stock and gun not and not matching. ( Stock SN 3327). Wood is definately COlt and contemporaneous with production of gun.

EXTREMELY SCARCE DELUXE COLT BURGESS LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 4105. Cal. 44-40. 25-1/2″ octagon bbl, full magazine, Rocky Mountain front sight, serrated side sporting rear, standard receiver with Rampant Colt on left side, mounted with deluxe fancy walnut, multi-point deluxe checkered straight grip, crescent butt with trapdoor, and multi-point deluxe checkered forend. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl and magazine tube retain 70-75% original blue with muzzle wear and some shallow corrosion, thinning on sharp edges and mixed with some brown patina. Receiver has traces of original blue, mostly in protected areas, and blending with a brown and silver patina. There are some shallow faint scratches on both sides of receiver. Stock is sound with numerous handling marks, nicks and dings, good checkering and has original finish mixed with a hand worn patina. Forend is sound with handling marks and minor nicks and dings, good checkering, original finish mixed with a hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp, bore has moderate scattered pits. 4-35370 BDT249 (25,000-30,000)

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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	2242	$0.00	Revised: 10/5/2008 Additional Information: We have recently receive a Colt Factory Letter on this Rare Colt which states: “25-1/2″ bbl shipped to Hartley & Graham 12-31-1883 in a shipment of 10 guns”. Also notes: “Blue Wood”. According to knowledgeable Colt Burgess people, it is not unusual for factory records to be lacking complete information. We are also told that from time to time these Deluxe rifles are found with serial numbers on stock and gun not and not matching. ( Stock SN 3327). Wood is definately COlt and contemporaneous with production of gun. EXTREMELY SCARCE DELUXE COLT BURGESS LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 4105. Cal. 44-40. 25-1/2″ octagon bbl, full magazine, Rocky Mountain front sight, serrated side sporting rear, standard receiver with Rampant Colt on left side, mounted with deluxe fancy walnut, multi-point deluxe checkered straight grip, crescent butt with trapdoor, and multi-point deluxe checkered forend. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl and magazine tube retain 70-75% original blue with muzzle wear and some shallow corrosion, thinning on sharp edges and mixed with some brown patina. Receiver has traces of original blue, mostly in protected areas, and blending with a brown and silver patina. There are some shallow faint scratches on both sides of receiver. Stock is sound with numerous handling marks, nicks and dings, good checkering and has original finish mixed with a hand worn patina. Forend is sound with handling marks and minor nicks and dings, good checkering, original finish mixed with a hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp, bore has moderate scattered pits. 4-35370 BDT249 (25,000-30,000) 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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