RARE COLT MODEL 1855 REVOLVING MILITARY RIFLED MUSKET.

RARE COLT MODEL 1855 REVOLVING MILITARY RIFLED MUSKET. SN 163. Cal. 56. Rare rifled musket with 37-1/2″ rnd bbl with octagonal breech area. It has square base barleycorn front sight/bayonet lug and a 3-leaf rear sight with two folding & one standing leaf. Top strap has the Col. Colt Hartford address and it has a 5-shot full fluted cylinder. Mounted with a full length uncheckered walnut forestock with two bands and a brass nosecap with its orig knurled head ramrod. Buttstock is straight grain uncheckered American walnut with straight grip & musket style buttplate with trap containing the orig brass cleaning rod extension. It has a brass trigger guard & bottom tang with creeping style rammer. The serial number was observed on the side of cylinder in one of the flutes, left side of top tang under the wood, on rear of buttstock under buttplate. The number “7450” appears on the cylinder pin and the number “7555” appears on the toe of the buttplate, with heavy rust. CONDITION: Fine. The steel parts all retain a smooth even dark brown patina and the brass parts a very dark blackish patina, slightly thinned just behind the trigger guard. Cylinder also has fine pitting. Buttstock is sound showing heavy wear with a couple of gouges above the toe and retains a heavy dark oiled patina. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with some roughness in the grooves. A rare complete rifled musket in decent condition. 4-33772 JR503 (10,000-15,000)

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2251	$10,925.00	RARE COLT MODEL 1855 REVOLVING MILITARY RIFLED MUSKET. SN 163. Cal. 56. Rare rifled musket with 37-1/2″ rnd bbl with octagonal breech area. It has square base barleycorn front sight/bayonet lug and a 3-leaf rear sight with two folding & one standing leaf. Top strap has the Col. Colt Hartford address and it has a 5-shot full fluted cylinder. Mounted with a full length uncheckered walnut forestock with two bands and a brass nosecap with its orig knurled head ramrod. Buttstock is straight grain uncheckered American walnut with straight grip & musket style buttplate with trap containing the orig brass cleaning rod extension. It has a brass trigger guard & bottom tang with creeping style rammer. The serial number was observed on the side of cylinder in one of the flutes, left side of top tang under the wood, on rear of buttstock under buttplate. The number “7450” appears on the cylinder pin and the number “7555” appears on the toe of the buttplate, with heavy rust. CONDITION: Fine. The steel parts all retain a smooth even dark brown patina and the brass parts a very dark blackish patina, slightly thinned just behind the trigger guard. Cylinder also has fine pitting. Buttstock is sound showing heavy wear with a couple of gouges above the toe and retains a heavy dark oiled patina. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with some roughness in the grooves. A rare complete rifled musket in decent condition. 4-33772 JR503 (10,000-15,000) 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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