Frontier Firearms from the Lifetime Collection of Larry Ness

Fair to good. Heavily worn and used with the metal deeply oxidized with surface roughness and pitting. Lock functional but due to stock damage does not operate smoothly and moves in the mortise when cocked and when the trigger is pulled to release the hammer. Bore fair, very dark, dirty and pitted with visible rifling. Stock with heavy wear and damage. Stock broken behind lock and around the tang area with the tang screws missing. Wood missing from damage around the upper portion of the lock and bolster areas. Forend damaged with splintered loss along its entire length and with 8"-10" showing major loss and damage near the muzzle. Pins are missing and a wire tie helps to secure the barrel to the stock. Otherwise with numerous bumps, dings and mars.

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