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150.
Old English, 1861, .577 Enfield musket, marked CSA, denoting use by the South
during the Civil War. After that
service the gun found it's way into Indian hands and wood was brass tacked with
attractive designs. Stock broken at
wrist has an old buffalo rawhide repair which is common with these Indian used
guns. Letter that came with the
piece tells of an interesting history. To:
Dick Copp, Wild West Museum, Virginia City, NV, 'My grandfather said he got this
gun from a man who used to work at the Rock Island Arsenal in Rock Island,IL.'
The letter does not absolutely state that the gun came from the Rock
Island Arsenal Museum, but I know that parts of their Indian gun collection were
traded for items they deemed necessary to fill portions in some of their
displays. Believe this gun identified in Govt. list. $6000.00.
Picture No:
1064.
French 8m/m pinfire PEPPERBOX with folding trigger. Metal cleaned but in good working order.
Walnut grips. $475.00. Picture No:1064
2011.
SMALL BRASS, KEY PISTOL. A house
size key with a percussion pistol within the body.
NOT FOR FIRING, but a unique oddity.
Only one like this we've seen. Good
working order. Polished brass.
For the man who has everything!
ANTIQUE. $225.00. Picture No:
2214.
NICE OLD FOREHAND & WADSWORTH, .41 caliber RIM FIRE, DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER
with 2 1/2 inch barrel. A well made
old gun with 90 % of the original nickel remaining. Hard rubber grips, good bore, appears to have been hardly
used. Serial #171X, ANTIQUE.
$350.00. Picture No:2214
2429.
SPRINGFIELD, MODEL 1868, 50/70 CALIBER RIFLE WITH LOCK DATED 1863.
A really nice example of this famous Infantry rifle as used during the
Indian Wars of the American West. Only
in service a few years when the 1873 Springfield
45/70 took over as the official U.S. Military arm.
Nice smooth metal, lock, and stock.
The barrel has some obstruction and I have not tried to remove it. An Indian used gun, as the under belly of the stock contains
2 brass tacks and 7 turquoise inlays. These
have been in there for many years. Many of these guns were used to arm the Indian Police and
Scouts. A great many photographs
are published showing the Indian Scouts of the South- west, holding these guns.
Came from the Street family who owned the Indian Shop in Taos for many
years. Absolutely guaranteed
authentic! Serial #96.
ANTIQUE. $2400.00. Picture No:2429
2469.
OLD MODEL 1878 .41 CALIBER, SWISS ARMY RIFLE GOOD ONLY AS PARTS OR DECORATOR.
A full stock military arm, missing the bolt handle and a few internal
parts. Balance is intact including sight, wood, etc.
Make into a gun or display as is. Many
of these Swiss rifles were used by Homesteaders in Dakota and Nebraska with shot
cartridges for rabbits and prairie chickens.
Old Jules, the famous homesteader in Northwest Nebraska, in the book on
his life by his daughter, told of using one of these.
Serial #170485. ANTIQUE.
$165.00. Picture No:
2800.
ANCIENT CHINESE MATCHLOCK WALL OR FORTRESS GUN. 88 INCHES (7 FT.
4 INCHES) OVERALL. A massive gun,
over 200 years old. This piece
came out of a Maharajah's fort armory in India where it had resided for
many years as part of their protection from neighboring war lords.
A large serial number was stamped on the barrel by the British during
their occupation of that country during the 1800's.
Large bore, tulip shaped muzzle, on the 68 inch barrel.
A real conversation piece and an exceedingly rare, old and historic gun.
JUST TRY TO FIND ANOTHER ONE!
ANTIQUE. $2750.00. Picture No:2800
2844.
COLT, MODEL 1878M ALASKAN, .45 DOUBLE ACTION FRONTIER, REVOLVER.
While refered to as the ALASKAN, because of the oversize trigger guard,
these guns were really used mostly in the Philippine Islands.
6 inch barrel, U.S. marked, R.A.C. inspected.
Hard rubber Colt grips, 50% of the original blue,
very good bore, lanyard ring in butt, very good working order.
Frame of the piece is also stamped, WCCC, both sides.
There is a good chapter on these little known guns in the book, COLT'S
DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER, MODEL OF 1878. The survival rate on this particular U.S.
military model revolver, is quite small. Serial
#43848, made in 1900. $2250.00. Picture
No:2844
2846.
NEW YORK ARMS CO., .32 S&W, DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER WITH FACTORY
PEARL GRIPS. 50% original nickel remains, made with loading gate, very
good working order.
A well made little collectable pistol.
Serial #1501, made in 1891,
ANTIQUE. $250.00. Picture No:2846
2898.
WINCHESTER 1895 SPORTING RIFLE IN THE MOST POPULAR .405 CALIBER.
The hardest hitting caliber in the 1895 lever action rifle ever produced
by the Winchester Arms Co. Gun has
been professionally refinished in blue and case colors.
Has a very good bore, very good working order, and has the desirable
Lyman, long side adjustable peep sight. The
favorite gun of Teddy Roosevelt who used it successfully in Africa against
dangerous game and in the American West on bear, elk, and moose. Serial #43674, made in 1904. $2650.00. Picture No:
3355.
COLT, SINGLE ACTION,.45 CALIBER REVOLVER. A
black powder model with a later,
Colt, barrel and cylinder as the former owner was
banging away with the old gun. Good
working order and of course a very good
bore. Originally a .44 caliber and
worthy of re-converting back to
that caliber or leave it as it is.
Serial #57237, made in 1880, ANTIQUE.
$2250.00. Picture
No:
3519.
THE ULTIMATE IN SPUR TRIGGER REVOLVERS. A
FRENCH, TEN SHOT CALIBER .450, SPUR
TRIGGER REVOLVER WITH BIRD HEAD BRIPS. Have
never seen anything quite like this one nor has anyone else I've shown it to.
A fairly small gun for such a big caliber and number of shots.
Very good condition, walnut grips, with low serial #11. NOW YOU SPUR
TRIGGER COLLECTORS TAKE NOTE!. $3450.00. Picture
No:
3595.
COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY .45 WITH 5 INCH BARREL. Gun was made in 1882 and sent to J.P. Moores Sons in New York
where it was evidently engraved and had pearl grips added.
Barrel has been cut from the original 7 1/2 inches.
A bonus with this gun is the history in that the wife of the most recent
owner, an older woman gave her late husband's Texas birth ceriificate, which
listed his father, James Washington Russell's
occupation as a Deputy Sheriff, in Dawson County in 1912.
A bit of further study will show that Russell became Sheriff of that
County in 1916 and served until 1923. As
the gun predates that period, more research may indicate that the father of J.W.
Russell had also been a Texas lawman. Gun
has been re-plated during the period of use.
Serial #75420, a most interesting historical piece.
ANTIQUE. $8500.00. Picture
No:3595
3684.
W.W. GREENER, 577/500 EXP. SPORTING RIFLE ON THE MARTINI/HENRY
SINGLE SHOT ACTION. A really
fine old custom gun. The action is
fully engraved, has cocking
indicator and safety. 28 inch
octagon barrel with a very good bore. Finely
checkered sporting, pistol grip wood, sling swivels, pad, and 3 position express
sight. This old girl will deliver a
lot of fire power for the world's largest and most dangerous game.
A favorite in India for tiger and in Africa for all the big stuff.
W.W. GREENER was one of the world's
best and most famous makers of fine sporting guns,1861-1946.
Their trade mark, EASILY the BEST, says it all.
Serial #250, ANTIQUE. $2500.00. Picture No:3684