WHITNEY-LAIDLEY STYLE 1 ROLLING BLOCK SPORTING/TARGET RIFLE.

WHITNEY-LAIDLEY STYLE 1 ROLLING BLOCK SPORTING/TARGET RIFLE. Cal. 44-77. SN 6169. Fine early rifle with 30” medium weight oct bbl, combination front sight, tiny 2-position, ladder rear sight and a thick base, vernier tang sight with 4-3/4” staff. Caliber “44” is over chamber area & bottom of bbl just forward of forend tip is stamped “77GR”. Mounted with nicely figured, burl, slab sawed, American walnut, uncheckered, with 11-1/4” tapered forearm with rnd forend cap & straight stock with smooth, steel, shotgun buttplate. It has the Laidley breechblock patented in 1866 by T.S.S. Laidley & C.A. Emery and purchased by Whitney in 1877. There was an estimated 5,000 sporting & target rifles manufactured with this breechblock. CONDITION: Fine plus. Bbl retains 75-80% brilliant orig blue with top three flats having moderate rust which has etched the surface. Receiver retains virtually all of its brilliant case colors with trigger guard & bottom tang faded to gray. Forearm has a couple of hairlines at top left rear corner with numerous dings & bruises. Buttstock is sound and overall the wood retains most of its orig finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 8-76180 JR405 (3,000-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006

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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	410	$8,050.00	WHITNEY-LAIDLEY STYLE 1 ROLLING BLOCK SPORTING/TARGET RIFLE. Cal. 44-77. SN 6169. Fine early rifle with 30” medium weight oct bbl, combination front sight, tiny 2-position, ladder rear sight and a thick base, vernier tang sight with 4-3/4” staff. Caliber “44” is over chamber area & bottom of bbl just forward of forend tip is stamped “77GR”. Mounted with nicely figured, burl, slab sawed, American walnut, uncheckered, with 11-1/4” tapered forearm with rnd forend cap & straight stock with smooth, steel, shotgun buttplate. It has the Laidley breechblock patented in 1866 by T.S.S. Laidley & C.A. Emery and purchased by Whitney in 1877. There was an estimated 5,000 sporting & target rifles manufactured with this breechblock. CONDITION: Fine plus. Bbl retains 75-80% brilliant orig blue with top three flats having moderate rust which has etched the surface. Receiver retains virtually all of its brilliant case colors with trigger guard & bottom tang faded to gray. Forearm has a couple of hairlines at top left rear corner with numerous dings & bruises. Buttstock is sound and overall the wood retains most of its orig finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 8-76180 JR405 (3,000-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006 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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