COLT BURGESS LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

COLT BURGESS LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). SN 2888. Standard rifle with 25-1/2” oct bbl, full magazine, German silver Rocky Mountain front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. It has straight grain American walnut wood with straight stock and crescent buttplate with trap containing a 4-pc Colt style brass and iron-wiping rod. The left wrist has been carved with a crude “8”. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbl and magazine tube retain 93-95% original finish under a heavy coating of old dried oil with some light pimpled rust on the left flat and near the muzzle on the right side. Receiver retains about 90% dull blue turning plum on the top with a few small, scattered spots of light rust. Hammer screw is battered and a screw in the lower tang is a replacement. Lever is slightly sprung and difficult to latch. Forearm has a hairline over the loading gate and there is a chip missing by the top tang, otherwise the wood is sound and retains a fine hand rubbed patina. Mechanics are fine, brilliant shiny bore. 4-52580 JR319 (4,000-8,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2004

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
	773	$4,025.00	COLT BURGESS LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). SN 2888. Standard rifle with 25-1/2” oct bbl, full magazine, German silver Rocky Mountain front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. It has straight grain American walnut wood with straight stock and crescent buttplate with trap containing a 4-pc Colt style brass and iron-wiping rod. The left wrist has been carved with a crude “8”. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbl and magazine tube retain 93-95% original finish under a heavy coating of old dried oil with some light pimpled rust on the left flat and near the muzzle on the right side. Receiver retains about 90% dull blue turning plum on the top with a few small, scattered spots of light rust. Hammer screw is battered and a screw in the lower tang is a replacement. Lever is slightly sprung and difficult to latch. Forearm has a hairline over the loading gate and there is a chip missing by the top tang, otherwise the wood is sound and retains a fine hand rubbed patina. Mechanics are fine, brilliant shiny bore. 4-52580 JR319 (4,000-8,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2004 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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