WHITNEY MODEL 1841 (1855 CONTRACT) PERCUSSION RIFLE.

WHITNEY MODEL 1841 (1855 CONTRACT) PERCUSSION RIFLE. Cal 58. Very scarce rifle with 33” bright bbl and lockplate. The bbl is proofed “WW/P” with “VP” and eagle proof and the tang is dated 1851. The lockplate is marked in small letters “E. Whitney/US” in front of the hammer, and vertically behind the hammer “N. Haven/1855” the first “5” in the date is smaller than the second “5”. It has brass furniture and the heel of the buttplate is stamped “G76”. It has a 1-pc walnut stock and a trumpet head iron ramrod. CONDITION: Metal is all cleaned bright and the sights are missing. Stock has a crack in front of the sideplate, a couple of repaired cracks by the bbl channel with an area of fill, and shows hard use with an old sanded refinish. Bright shiny bore with minor pitting. Top of the wrist has three filled holes, evidently where a sight had been attached. 4-50506 JR163 (1,500-2,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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
	818	$1,322.00	WHITNEY MODEL 1841 (1855 CONTRACT) PERCUSSION RIFLE. Cal 58. Very scarce rifle with 33” bright bbl and lockplate. The bbl is proofed “WW/P” with “VP” and eagle proof and the tang is dated 1851. The lockplate is marked in small letters “E. Whitney/US” in front of the hammer, and vertically behind the hammer “N. Haven/1855” the first “5” in the date is smaller than the second “5”. It has brass furniture and the heel of the buttplate is stamped “G76”. It has a 1-pc walnut stock and a trumpet head iron ramrod. CONDITION: Metal is all cleaned bright and the sights are missing. Stock has a crack in front of the sideplate, a couple of repaired cracks by the bbl channel with an area of fill, and shows hard use with an old sanded refinish. Bright shiny bore with minor pitting. Top of the wrist has three filled holes, evidently where a sight had been attached. 4-50506 JR163 (1,500-2,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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