Image Lot Price Description

3369
$460.00

RISLEY DBL BBL RIFLE/SHOTGUN. Cal. 41. 20 ga. 26″ bbls. Marked “H. RISLEY” on the bbl grip. Remington locks. There is a tiny patchbox inlaid on the right side of the stock between two silver coins, both dated “1853”. A normal patchbox is on the left side of the stock which has two silver coins, one dated “1853” and one dated “1854”. Trigger arrangement is very unusual. Rifle bbl, which is on the left side has a dbl set trigger, while the shotgun bbl has a normal trigger. Ramrod and pewter forearm tip are replacements. Bbls have been cut to the current length. Hiram Risley worked in central New York until his death in 1862. He was the first of several generations of gunsmiths. CONDITION: Gray/brown patina with considerable denting at the rear of the bbls. Both tangs have been repaired. Stock is broken at the wrist, and has been cleaned from earlier repairs. 4-57317 X93 (1,000-2,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005
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