FINE 1840 ERA MEXICAN CARBINE.

FINE 1840 ERA MEXICAN CARBINE. This gun has loose provenance and affidavit stating this gun was one of 600 Mexican guns captured at the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836 by Texas troops. We cannot guarantee this provenance but we can guarantee this is an exceptionally fine Mexican marked carbine that has seen little use and could easily date from 1836 but no doubt dates from the 1840s where similar identified carbines were used in the Mexican War. This gun exhibits about a 20-1/2″ smooth bore bbl that measures about 75 caliber. The bbl is British proofed and has the Mexican seal on the lock consisting of an eagle holding a snake below a liberty cap and a sunburst. There is an old inked number “NO. 222” on buttstock. This gun appears complete as manufactured being brass mounted with two ramrod pipes, swivel ramrod and iron carbine bar with brass saddle ring. PROVENANCE: Fred B. McDonald Estate Collection. CONDITION: The stock on this gun is sound and complete still showing raised grain in areas, some dark staining as can be seen in photos around butt. Iron is gray overall with scattered areas of pitting. British proofs on bbl and Mexican eagle on lock are well struck and easily discerned. Flint mechanism works well. 4-41453 JS41 (5,000-7,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2477	$11,500.00	FINE 1840 ERA MEXICAN CARBINE. This gun has loose provenance and affidavit stating this gun was one of 600 Mexican guns captured at the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836 by Texas troops. We cannot guarantee this provenance but we can guarantee this is an exceptionally fine Mexican marked carbine that has seen little use and could easily date from 1836 but no doubt dates from the 1840s where similar identified carbines were used in the Mexican War. This gun exhibits about a 20-1/2″ smooth bore bbl that measures about 75 caliber. The bbl is British proofed and has the Mexican seal on the lock consisting of an eagle holding a snake below a liberty cap and a sunburst. There is an old inked number “NO. 222” on buttstock. This gun appears complete as manufactured being brass mounted with two ramrod pipes, swivel ramrod and iron carbine bar with brass saddle ring. PROVENANCE: Fred B. McDonald Estate Collection. CONDITION: The stock on this gun is sound and complete still showing raised grain in areas, some dark staining as can be seen in photos around butt. Iron is gray overall with scattered areas of pitting. British proofs on bbl and Mexican eagle on lock are well struck and easily discerned. Flint mechanism works well. 4-41453 JS41 (5,000-7,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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