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3368
$4,542.00

VERY HIGH QUALITY D. FISH PERCUSSION COMBINATION RIFLE/SHOTGUN. Cal. 44 & 12 ga. NSN. Very high quality American made combination gun with 31-1/2″ steel rifle bbl & Damascus shotgun bbl with flat Damascus rib having a large German silver dovetailed front sight & very elaborate adjustable rear sight. Rib has the maker’s name with “New York Cast Steel” on the rib with the breech plug lightly engraved at the rib end with wide & narrow gold bands. It is mounted in a very highly figured 1-pc American walnut stock with sgl wedge through German silver oval escutcheons with uncheckered forestock & checkered straight grip with cheek piece & crescent steel buttplate with a long decorative toeplate. Back action lockplates, hammers, top tang & trigger guard are very nicely engraved with foliate arabesque patterns & the maker’s name on each lockplate. It has an elaborate 2-pc cap box with beautifully engraved bird dog on the right side of the buttstock & it has an elaborate pineapple finial on the trigger guard which is serpentine shaped & functions as a hand rest. Nose pipe is engraved to match & the triggers are adjustable. Accompanied by its orig hickory, brass tipped ramrod with worm on one end. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbls retain most of their beautiful orig chocolate brown finish with most of the orig Damascus pattern showing on the shotgun bbl, rib & ramrod guides. Lockplates & remainder of the iron are faded case colors with a fine medium patina. Stock is sound & retains most of its fine orig varnish with minor nicks & scratches. Mechanics are crisp with bright shiny bores. 4-57307 JR642 (3,000-6,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005
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