*RARE COLT MODEL 1903 GATLING GUN ON MANILA GUN BOAT DECK MOUNT.

*RARE COLT MODEL 1903 GATLING GUN ON MANILA GUN BOAT DECK MOUNT. SN 1160. Cal. 30-06. Fine 10-bbl Gatling with bronze housing and cascable with iron rails & trunions with brass handle crank. Bbls are round, 32″ in length with a 4-3/4″ hexagonal section at the muzzles. The feed housing is for the Bruce Feed of 1886 which became the standard feed system for all Gatlings in 1898. The bronze action cover is marked “GATLING GUN PATENTED / Manufactured by / Colt’s Pt. F.A. Mfg. Co. / HARTFORD, CONN. U.S.A. / MODEL OF 1903 / CAL. 30 / NO. 1160 / J.E.H.”. The feed housing is marked on right side “PATENTED FEB. 11. 1890”. The feed housing has the assembly number “35” as does the thumb screw which secures a Bruce Feed into the housing. An orig Bruce Feed magazine accompanies. The bronze bbl rotating ring is also numbered “35” and is numbered “1” through “10” which corresponds to the numbers on the bbls. Each bbl also has the sub-inspector initials “RAC” (Rinaldo A. Carr). The rails & trunnions are of cast steel and are mounted in an orig bronze yoke with steel tiller. The yoke is mounted in an orig manila arsenal gun boat deck mount which has a 1″ thick x about 10″ diameter cast bronze top plate machined to accept the yoke pintle. It is connected to a 20-1/2″ diameter x 3/4″ thick cast iron base x three 1-1/4″ steel rods bolted through the top plate. The base has six bolt holes for mounting to a gun boat deck. Between two of the bolt holes is a bronze Ordnance Corps symbol with the name “MANILA ARSENAL 1900”. Accompanied by a packet of correspondence to and from the Springfield Arsenal regarding the shipment and conversion of Gatling guns to the “new” 30-06 cartridge. One letter dated July 6, 1909 lists several Gatling guns including this one by SN as being on hand at the arsenal in preparation for conversion. Sub-inspector Carr was at Springfield Arsenal from 1889 through 1909. Inspecting these Gatling guns well may have been some of his last duties. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, appears to be all original and functional. The bbls are an even smooth brown patina and the rails retain most of their strong blue finish, slightly thinned in some areas. The bronze housings & yoke, as well as the top plate of the stand, are a medium to dark mustard patina. Tiller is bright metal. Base of the stand and the three rods retain most of their orig black paint. Mechanics are fine. 4-42407 JR188 (80,000-120,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 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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	2246	$207,000.00	RARE COLT MODEL 1903 GATLING GUN ON MANILA GUN BOAT DECK MOUNT. SN 1160. Cal. 30-06. Fine 10-bbl Gatling with bronze housing and cascable with iron rails & trunions with brass handle crank. Bbls are round, 32″ in length with a 4-3/4″ hexagonal section at the muzzles. The feed housing is for the Bruce Feed of 1886 which became the standard feed system for all Gatlings in 1898. The bronze action cover is marked “GATLING GUN PATENTED / Manufactured by / Colt’s Pt. F.A. Mfg. Co. / HARTFORD, CONN. U.S.A. / MODEL OF 1903 / CAL. 30 / NO. 1160 / J.E.H.”. The feed housing is marked on right side “PATENTED FEB. 11. 1890”. The feed housing has the assembly number “35” as does the thumb screw which secures a Bruce Feed into the housing. An orig Bruce Feed magazine accompanies. The bronze bbl rotating ring is also numbered “35” and is numbered “1” through “10” which corresponds to the numbers on the bbls. Each bbl also has the sub-inspector initials “RAC” (Rinaldo A. Carr). The rails & trunnions are of cast steel and are mounted in an orig bronze yoke with steel tiller. The yoke is mounted in an orig manila arsenal gun boat deck mount which has a 1″ thick x about 10″ diameter cast bronze top plate machined to accept the yoke pintle. It is connected to a 20-1/2″ diameter x 3/4″ thick cast iron base x three 1-1/4″ steel rods bolted through the top plate. The base has six bolt holes for mounting to a gun boat deck. Between two of the bolt holes is a bronze Ordnance Corps symbol with the name “MANILA ARSENAL 1900”. Accompanied by a packet of correspondence to and from the Springfield Arsenal regarding the shipment and conversion of Gatling guns to the “new” 30-06 cartridge. One letter dated July 6, 1909 lists several Gatling guns including this one by SN as being on hand at the arsenal in preparation for conversion. Sub-inspector Carr was at Springfield Arsenal from 1889 through 1909. Inspecting these Gatling guns well may have been some of his last duties. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, appears to be all original and functional. The bbls are an even smooth brown patina and the rails retain most of their strong blue finish, slightly thinned in some areas. The bronze housings & yoke, as well as the top plate of the stand, are a medium to dark mustard patina. Tiller is bright metal. Base of the stand and the three rods retain most of their orig black paint. Mechanics are fine. 4-42407 JR188 (80,000-120,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 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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