Arms and Armor: Live Auction
Arms and Armor: Live Auction
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Model 1874 Sharps Buffalo Rifle Shipped To Dodge City Kansas In 1877
Lot # 286 (Sale Order: 1 of 282)
In November of 1877, Bat Masterson was elected sheriff of Ford County, Kansas by three votes, beating out Larry Deger. Bat’s election was duly reported in the November 24th issue of the Dodge City Times. Frederick Carl Zimmerman arrived in Dodge City in September of 1872. Zimmerman was an experienced gunsmith who had practiced in Germany, Paris, and London. His hardware store on Front Street was one of the leading businesses in Dodge. He knew Wyatt, Bat, and all the legendary Dodge City gunfighters. Frederick Zimmerman died in Dodge City in January of 1888. Any Sharps “Buffalo Gun” shipped west is historical, but this Sharps that was shipped to Zimmerman’s on Front Street in the year when Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson were patrolling the dusty, muddy streets of Dodge is a true and authentic treasure from the American West.
Condition: Barrel has a nice smooth brown patina, with excellent barrel markings. Stock and forearm show use. Some nicks and dings.
EST $ 10000 - 15000
A Fine Deluxe Case Colored Winchester Model 1873 Sporting Rifle
Lot # 287 (Sale Order: 2 of 282)
Condition: Barrel retains much of its original Winchester factory bluing with excellent marks. One area ca 12" from muzzle with extremely minor pitting that has been touched up. Magazine tube with much blue, beginning to brown. Frame retains most of its original color cased hardening, particularly vibrant on the underside. Brass lifter with uncleaned patina. Buttplate with strong cases of original cased colors. Hammer and lever retains much original case colors beginning to darken. Figured walnut butt with most of its original varnish. A few minor marks on right and scattered scratches on left. Checkering with only minor wear. Forend retains much original high polished factory varnish with minor marks. Steel nose cap with good case hardening. Dust cover with almost all of its original bright blue. Bolt retains most of its original bright finish. Action and bore are excellent. A beautiful rifle. Round barreled 1873s are 6 times as rare as octagonal barrels.
EST $ 10000 - 15000
A Extremely Fine 'Plain Vanilla' Early Thumbprint Dust Cover Winchester 1876 Rifle
Lot # 288 (Sale Order: 3 of 282)
Condition: Condition of gun is spectacular. Barrel retains nearly all of its original Winchester factory blue. Magazine tube with only slight wear. Nose cap with almost all its original bright blue. Thumbprint dust cover with almost all of its original bright blue. Frame and side plates retain nearly all their original factory blue finish. Loading gate retains most of its original bright finish. Hammer and lever retain nearly all of their original dull case hardening. Buttplate retains nearly all of its original dull case hardening. Walnut butt with virtually no marks in most of its oil finish. Forend in fine condition as well. Lifter is nearly perfect. Bore is close to mint and action is nearly as tight as a brand new gun. We have never seen a better plain 1876 with Winchester factory letter.
EST $ 12000 - 15000
An Excellent Winchester Model 1886 SRC with Case Colored Frame
Lot # 289 (Sale Order: 4 of 282)
Condition: The condition of this most desirable carbine is exemplary throughout. Barrel and magazine tube retain nearly 100% of their original factory bluing. Barrel bands, rear sight and front sight retain most of their original bright blue finish. Frame retains nearly all of its original bright case hardening with rainbow colors. Only the most minor blemishes on left and right side to be expected in a nearly 150 year old Winchester. The slightest mark from the saddle ring. The lever retains nearly all all of its original bright case colors as does hammer. Buttplate retains much original case hardening. Figured walnut forend with a few minor marks from handling. Butt with nearly all of its original varnish and only the most minor marks. Bolt retains nearly all of its original bright blue. Bore is brilliant as new. A superb specimen in on of the most desirable calibers and would be difficult to upgrade.
EST $ 12000 - 15000
Very First Model 1877 Long Range Rifle Shipped to H.S. Jewell, A Creedmoor Shooter for Examination
Lot # 290 (Sale Order: 5 of 282)
.45 caliber, 32" barrel. The ultimate in one of these rifles serial number 160100 is illustrated on page 248 of Frank Seller's Sharps Rifles.
"It was shipped to H.S. Jewell, one of Creedmoor shooters on February 15, 1877 for his examination. He returned it and it was sent out on March 5, 1877 to the captain of the Creedmoor team. General F.S. Dankin. Dankin approved of the action and it was part of the group sent to the Creedmoor matches in September 1877, where it may have been used by any member of the the United States Creedmoor Team. After the matches, it was again returned to the company and on March 11, 1879 was shipped to another famous shooter of the day G.W. Scofield of Cleveland, Ohio. With the exception of this rifle, the remainder of the first type model 1877's were shipped to N. Curry of San Francisco in May 1878."
This is one of the most historically important Sharps long range target rifles extant. Frank Seller's says it all.
Condition: Barrel retains much of its original blue finish with some discoloration on right next to rear sight. Front sight is absent and has been for years. Hammer, action and lever retain much original case hardening. Steel buttplate retains some darkened bluing. Figured checkered pistol grip buttstock retains most original varnish with a few minor marks. Pistol grip with silver plaque and Mr. Scofield's name and Cleveland, Ohio. Rare and valuable Vernier tang sight in good condition. Action is extremely crisp. Bore is nearly mint with perfect rifling. A fantastic piece for the target rifle or Sharps collector.
EST $ 20000 - 30000
** A Very Fine and Rare Deluxe Factory Engraved Winchester Model 1886 'Big 50' Lever Action Rifle
Lot # 291 (Sale Order: 6 of 282)
**Requires C&R or FFL
Condition: Wood retains nearly all of its original high polished factory varnish with perfect checkering. Receiver retains nearly 100% of its original bright bluing with no wear whatsoever. Hammer and lever retain nearly all their original vibrant case hardening. Barrel retains nearly 100% of its original bluing with perfect markings and engraving. Loading gate retains nearly 100% of its original blue. 'Big 50" barrel does have the usual minor marks forward of the take down lever from careless disassembly. Bore is as new and it is possible this rifle has only been test fired. Interchangeable barrel's steel parts retain nearly all of their original Winchester factory finish. Bore is excellent. Highly figured wood with one minor rub to varnish on right side. Checkering is almost perfect. This is quite possibly the only Big .50 1886 with matching interchangeable .38-70 barrel. With so many special features and pristine condition, this Winchester is a collector's prize.
EST $ 25000 - 50000
Rare and Unusual Deluxe Winchester Model 1876 Rifle
Lot # 292 (Sale Order: 7 of 282)
Condition: Firearm is fine throughout. Barrel retains much original blue finish. Magazine tube retains considerable fading blue finish. Receiver retains most of its case hardened finish with some rainbow colors remaining. Nose cap in similar condition. Case hardening on buttplate is faded. Hammer retains brilliant case hardening. Dust cover retains most of its bright bluing. Lever retains considerable cased colors. Set trigger retains almost almost all of its bright blue and functions properly. Stock with ultra deluxe flame grain retains much original oil finish. Forend with matching grain with some handling wear. Buttplate in good condition. Action works perfectly. Bore is fine-to-excellent. A very rare and desirable 1876 rifle. Features confirmed by factory letter.
EST $ 10000 - 15000
Special Order Marlin Model 1889 Deluxe Rifle Belonging to Annie Oakley with Factory Letter
Lot # 293 (Sale Order: 8 of 282)
Condition: This rifle shows some use. Barrel and magazine tube have nice plum finish with some blue blending in. The frame is a silvery gray to brown. Stock with some nicks and dings. Bore is very good and mechanically excellent.
EST $ 10000 - 20000
Model 1881 Semi-Deluxe Marlin Rifle with Factory Letter
Lot # 294 (Sale Order: 9 of 282)
Provenance:Ex: Warren Webster Collection, Robert Lyles Collection
Condition: Fine. Most of the blued finish remains on barrel with some thinning and wear from age and use with exposed areas taking on a light plum patina. Some similar wear to frame, exposed areas taking on a mottled patination. Some very minor case coloring remaining on hammer. Stock retains its coat of varnish with some scattered handling marks and blemishes, but no serious cracks or splits. Bore is good with visible rifling and minor old pitting.
EST $ 8500 - 12000
Rare & Desirable Factory Engraved Big .50 Deluxe Winchester 1876 Short Rifle Made for King Fouad I
Lot # 295 (Sale Order: 10 of 282)
Possibly the rarest 1876 Winchester that we have ever catalogued with all features confirmed by Winchester factory letter. Serial number 9968. The round 22" barrel fully matted, engraved on right of matte Winchester Repeating Arms Company, New Haven, CT. On left of matte, Kings Improvement Patented March 29, 1866. October 16, 1860. Further engraved on right side, Express; left side .50 cal. Rear sight marked 1876. Tubular front sight with ivory beads. Engraved dust cover marked Winchester Express, .50 cal. 95 grs. The frame and side plates are color case hardened. Tastefully factory engraved with scrolls and shells. Plain case hardened frame and lever. Brass lifter engraved with scrolls and further engraved .50-95. Cased hardened forend cap is tastefully engraved. Highly figured deluxe pistol grip walnut butt with engraved steel buttplate. Forend of equally superb wood, checkered in style "H." A factory engraved gold plaque with initials and name of King Fouad.
Condition: Barrel and magazine tube retains most original blue mixing with brown. Frame retains considerable original colored case hardening, particularly strong on underside near trigger. Loading gate retains most original blue. Engraved thumbprint dust cover retains most original bright blue. Lifter is a beautiful unpolished brass color. Lever retains strong traces of cased colors. Hammer retains much original case colors. Buttplate retains some original bluing. Nose cap retains some original cased colors. Walnut butt with crisp checkering and retains much of what first appears to be over-varnished, but a factory letter dated, 11, November 1964 refers to a notation "Limb worn polished." Forend in similarly good condition with same finish as the butt. Engraving on gold plaque is excellent. Action is excellent. Bore is like a mirror and shows little or no wear. Perhaps the most remarkable thing about this amazing gun is a factory letter from Thomas Hall dated 1967 verifying all features.
EST $ 20000 - 30000
**An Important Factory Engraved Savage Rival Grade Model 99, Made for the Pan-Pacific Exhibition
Lot # 296 (Sale Order: 11 of 282)
.250 caliber, 22" barrel. A letter from Savage Arms Company dated January 10, 1917 specifically refers to this rifle serial number 156371.
"The fancy .250 rifle which we have in stock has a beautiful piece of circassion walnut in the stock and forearm and has engraved on one side of the receiver a woodland scene with four deer and on the other side a mountain scene showing a hunter and a bear. It has the new full carved pistol grip with a very fine grade of checking and a matted barrel but no elevated rib on the barrel."
"We made for exhibition purposes at the Panama Pacific Exhibition last year several highly engraved and checked rifles. Perhaps you saw them when you were there. A great portion of these have been sold, but there is one in particular which has a beautifully finished stoned action which we still have and perhaps you would like to add it to your collection."
Accompanying this magnificent exhibition Savage is an unprecedented series of five letters to Mr. Noel from Chester A. Smith representing the Savage Arms Company. In addition there is an original target, tested on 3/24/1917 with 10 shots in the black. Target with typed notation, "Ten shots with .250-3000 rifle, serial number 156371 at 75 yards. Specially tested for P.J. Noel."
On March 27, 1917 this Savage was shipped to P.J. Noel. The shipping receipt reads as follows:
1 Rifle M/99 .250-3000 Savage #156371 (214) Price $145.
Circassian Walnut
Checked Grade C
Engraved Grade E
Stoned Action
Matted Barrel
Sights Ivory bead, 6B, 1B
The original check for the rifle in the amount of $154.48 is included.
The historical archive serves to enhance this magnificent rifle to the degree that it is a one piece Savage exhibition in any collection of the very finest Savage 99 rifles. The engraving on the receiver is of a particularly high order and equal to the finest works by any of the Ulrichs. The quality of the wood is finer than Winchester's 4x.
**Requires C&R or FFL
Condition: The condition of the Pan Pacific Savage is, as with all of P.J. Noel's rifles and pistols, unused. The wood retains nearly all of its original high-polished factory varnish. The checkering is as crisp as the day it was shipped. The Pan Pacific Savage does have some minor patches of corrosion from poor storage, particularly on the left side of the receiver and the take down band. The right side is notably free of the storage issues and is practically pristine. The barrel retains nearly all of its brightly polished original blue. The full matted rib does have one minor spot just beyond the rear sight. The lever retains nearly all of its original rainbow cased colors. The buttplate is pristine. The checkered trigger retains nearly all of its original finish. The engine-turned bolt shows no wear. The bore is pristine. The action functions perfectly. Further superlatives are unnecessary to describe this exhibition Savage. The original correspondence, target and shipping receipt are included.
EST $ 20000 - 40000
A Union Pacific Railroad Henry Rifle Serial Number 7744 Manufactured in 1864 Period Engraved UPRR
Lot # 297 (Sale Order: 12 of 282)
.44 rim fire, 24" barrel. A good Henry rifle in its own right. This example is made far more interesting by period engraved block initials UPRR indicating that it was once owned by the Union Pacific Railroad Company - undoubtedly to protect workers on the Trans-Continental Railroad. Standard configuration with long range rear sight, sling swivels on butt and barrels. All numbers match including buttstock.
Condition: Barrel with mostly smooth brown patina with strong traces of bright original blue around and under rear sight. Bolt retains some original blue. Lever and lifter work properly and are not floppy. Hammer with no finish, but crisp. Lever with attractive brown patina matching the trigger. Brass frame has been polished at one time, but side plates fit well. UPRR logo is crisp and obviously professionally engraved. Buttstock with tight crack on both sides where it meets the frame. Chip and crack where it meets the toe of the buttplate. Stock has been sanded at one time, but fits frame and tang very well. Buttplate with old attractive honey colored patina. Magazine spring is short and appears to be a modern replacement. Bore is good.
EST $ 25000 - 35000
**Very Rare Parker Brothers AHE Grade 7 Pigeon Gun
Lot # 298 (Sale Order: 13 of 282)
**Requires C&R or FFL
Condition: Barrels retain nearly all of their original factory blue finish. Case colors on frame have silvered out, but engraving remains very crisp. Triggerguard retains original finish only on inside of bow. Highly figured checkered walnut stock in good condition with minor marks. Super fine checkering with only minor wear. Bores rate excellent. Automatic ejectors work perfectly. 13" LOP to perished recoil pad. Drop of heel 2.25". Barrel walls are thick. This is a great Parker.
EST $ 30000 - 50000
* Browning Citori O/U Shotgun in Fitted JMB Leather Case
Lot # 299 (Sale Order: 14 of 282)
*Requires FFL
Condition: Very good overall condition retaining nearly all the blue finish on the barrel with only light wear near the muzzle. The stainless frame is very good with sharp and crisp engravings and markings. Retaining all the gilt. Wood is very good with light wear and scratches to the buttstock. Bores are very good and mechanically functional.
EST $ 2000 - 4000
* Browning Citori 28 Gauge O/U Shotgun in Custom Fitted JMR Browning Case
Lot # 300 (Sale Order: 15 of 282)
*Requires FFL
Condition: Very good to excellent condition overall retaining nearly all the blue finish on the barrel. The frame is excellent with sharp and crisp markings and engraving. The stock is very good with only a couple minor scratches. Bores are good and mechanically functional.
EST $ 2000 - 4000
* Browning Citori XT Trap O/U Shotgun in Fitted JMR Leather Case
Lot # 301 (Sale Order: 16 of 282)
*Requires FFL
Condition: Very good condition overall with very little wear to the barrels and frame. Sharp and crisp markings and engraving. The stock is very good with only minimal wear. The bores are excellent and mechanically functional.
EST $ 2000 - 4000
* Cased Browning Superposed P11 Shotgun Engraved by J. Baerten
Lot # 302 (Sale Order: 17 of 282)
*Requires FFL
Condition: Very good overall condition retaining nearly all the blue finish on the barrels and frame. The markings and engraving are very sharp and crisp. Stock is very good with only very minor storage wear. Bores are very good and mechanically functional.
EST $ 3000 - 5000
* Browning White Lightning Citori O/U Shotgun in Browning Case
Lot # 303 (Sale Order: 18 of 282)
*Requires FFL
Condition: Very good condition overall retaining most of the blue finish on the barrels. The frame has sharp and crisp markings and engraving. The stock is in very good condition with only minor scratches. Bores are very good and mechanically functional.
EST $ 2000 - 4000
Remington No 1 Rolling Block Sporting Rifle
Lot # 304 (Sale Order: 19 of 282)
Condition: Barrel retains some of the original blue finish blending to a plum. Frame is most a silvery gray. Stock and forearm are excellent. Bore is very good.
EST $ 1500 - 3000
** Browning Lightning 20ga Over and Under Shotgun with Case with 28" and 26" Barrels
Lot # 305 (Sale Order: 20 of 282)
**Requires C&R or FFL
Condition: Fair to good condition overall. This shotgun does retain some of the blue finish with wear to the muzzle, edges and near the frame. Frame has some light oxidation near the edges of the butt stock. The buttstock and forearms show use with scratches, nicks and dings. Some wear to the varnish. The bores are good and mechanically functional.
EST $ 1000 - 1500
Heavy Barrel Percussion Target Rifle With Loader By Hitchcock, Muzzy & Co
Lot # 306 (Sale Order: 21 of 282)
Condition: Barrel is smooth and brown. All metal has nice even brown look. Bore is very good. Action works well. A fine example of an American target rifle.
EST $ 1000 - 1500
Factory Engraved Deluxe Marlin Model 1881 Rifle
Lot # 307 (Sale Order: 22 of 282)
Condition: The barrel retains some of the original blue finish lightly fading to a plum brown. Frame has a dulled look with traces of finish in the protected areas. Stock and forearm have a dark look with some nicks and dings. Bore is very good and mechanically fine.
EST $ 2500 - 4000
Percussion Half Stock Target Rifle By John Ohrt Burlington, Iowa
Lot # 308 (Sale Order: 23 of 282)
Condition: Fine. Barrel retains nearly all of its browned finish with some minor thinning to edges of barrel. Iron parts have a mixed gunmetal patination. Some handling marks and blemishes on stock, but no serious cracks, splits, or other damage. Action is functional. Bore is very good; bright with visible rifling.
EST $ 1500 - 2500
Percussion Target Rifle by J. Brown
Lot # 309 (Sale Order: 24 of 282)
Condition: Very good overall condition with the barrel retaining most of the original brown finish blending to a plum patina with wear only to the high edges and light surface oxidation. Most of the case color remains on the lock and tang. Some areas of light surface oxidation blending to a patina. The stock is very good with a light crack in the wrist running from the lock to the tang. Good bore with strong rifling with oxidation in the grooves. Mechanically functional.
EST $ 1000 - 2000
Cased Percussion Single-Shot Rifle by William Dooley
Lot # 310 (Sale Order: 25 of 282)
Condition: Barrel retains most of the re-brown on barrel. Lock is excellent with nice dark blue look. Case has a crack on the top of the lid. Overall a very nice English percussion rifle.
EST $ 2000 - 3000