SHORT BUCK AND BALL GUN MADE IN 1880 BY WILLIAM BORDER OF BEDFORD COUNTY.

SHORT BUCK AND BALL GUN MADE IN 1880 BY WILLIAM BORDER OF BEDFORD COUNTY. SN NSN. 33″ rnd .64 Cal smooth musket bbl. This buck and ball gun has a typical Bedford County percussion lock nicely engraved “WBo 1880”. Stock is nicely figured curly maple. Gun has no sideplates. Gun has iron trigger guard and iron buttplate. Nosecap and ramrod ferrules are brass. This is a very interesting gun obviously assembled by the gunsmith, William Border, using a leftover Civil War musket bbl. It was not uncommon in the late 19th century for gunsmiths to use surplus musket bbls that could be purchased for pennies on the dollar. PROVENANCE: Frank Sujansky Collection. CONDITION: Stock was broken through the forend 14″ back from muzzle and the rifle was broken through the wrist and repaired using a large, 2″ piece of new wood under the bbl tang. 3-1/2″ at rear of trigger guard have been replaced with a new piece having been broken off when gun was broken through wrist. Bbl tang was extended to help support the newly repaired wrist area, the tang is now 7″ long. 4-49443 RG56 (1,000-1,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013

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
	2448	$287.50	SHORT BUCK AND BALL GUN MADE IN 1880 BY WILLIAM BORDER OF BEDFORD COUNTY. SN NSN. 33″ rnd .64 Cal smooth musket bbl. This buck and ball gun has a typical Bedford County percussion lock nicely engraved “WBo 1880”. Stock is nicely figured curly maple. Gun has no sideplates. Gun has iron trigger guard and iron buttplate. Nosecap and ramrod ferrules are brass. This is a very interesting gun obviously assembled by the gunsmith, William Border, using a leftover Civil War musket bbl. It was not uncommon in the late 19th century for gunsmiths to use surplus musket bbls that could be purchased for pennies on the dollar. PROVENANCE: Frank Sujansky Collection. CONDITION: Stock was broken through the forend 14″ back from muzzle and the rifle was broken through the wrist and repaired using a large, 2″ piece of new wood under the bbl tang. 3-1/2″ at rear of trigger guard have been replaced with a new piece having been broken off when gun was broken through wrist. Bbl tang was extended to help support the newly repaired wrist area, the tang is now 7″ long. 4-49443 RG56 (1,000-1,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013 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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