KELLERMANN PERCUSSION SCHUETZEN RIFLE.

KELLERMANN PERCUSSION SCHUETZEN RIFLE. Cal. 41. NSN. 31-1/2” oct bbl. Marked “W. KELLERMANN. / CHICAGO ILL. / CAST STEEL” on top of the bbl. Kellermann was a gunsmith in Chicago from 1852 to his death in 1869. He did not actually make his rifle but added this bbl to an imported rifle belonging to a customer. Besides the bbl, the buttplate was added. Stock was originally equipped with a sliding wood patchbox cover but this hole has now been filled in and more than half covered with the very heavy Schuetzen buttplate. Sling swivel hole in the bottom of the stock has been filled. CONDITION: 80% brown mixed with light pitting on the bbl. Lockplate and bbl tang are mostly gray with some light pitting. Stock is broken at the wrist and has repairs in the same area. Rear bbl sight is missing, the tang sight and cleaning rod are replacements. 4-56469 (1,500-3,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005

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
	3347	$1,495.00	KELLERMANN PERCUSSION SCHUETZEN RIFLE. Cal. 41. NSN. 31-1/2” oct bbl. Marked “W. KELLERMANN. / CHICAGO ILL. / CAST STEEL” on top of the bbl. Kellermann was a gunsmith in Chicago from 1852 to his death in 1869. He did not actually make his rifle but added this bbl to an imported rifle belonging to a customer. Besides the bbl, the buttplate was added. Stock was originally equipped with a sliding wood patchbox cover but this hole has now been filled in and more than half covered with the very heavy Schuetzen buttplate. Sling swivel hole in the bottom of the stock has been filled. CONDITION: 80% brown mixed with light pitting on the bbl. Lockplate and bbl tang are mostly gray with some light pitting. Stock is broken at the wrist and has repairs in the same area. Rear bbl sight is missing, the tang sight and cleaning rod are replacements. 4-56469 (1,500-3,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005 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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