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Frontier Firearms from the Lifetime Collection of Larry Ness
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- Sale 1987
Live
| Cincinnati
Jun 8 | 10:00 AM EDT
Live
| Cincinnati
Sale 1987
| Cincinnati
| Cincinnati
Estimate$1,500 – $2,500
.58 caliber. Pinned three-stage octagon to round 30" barrel. SN: NSN. Moderately oxidized metal with iron and brass furniture and a full-length walnut stock. Flint lock altered to percussion with a crude hammer that is vaguely reminiscent in shape to some Lehigh Valley guns. Lock marked in three curved lines at the tail "PARKER/FIELD/1863". Barrel with London commercial proof marks and a "24" gauge mark to indicate .58 caliber. Usual trade gun features including the three-screw brass serpent side plate, oversized iron triggerguard, flat brass buttplate, raised carved aprons and corrugated ramrod pipes. Barrel and forend both shortened, probably at least 6" with a small brass cone front sight added near the muzzle. Wrist broken and repaired with a neatly wrapped cord repair. Includes a brass tipped wood ramrod.
The Collection of Larry Ness
Good. Moderately oxidized metal with scattered surface roughness and some pitting. Mechanically functional, good bore with moderate oxidation and some pitting. Stock with repaired wrist, a chip out of the front of the comb and scattered bumps, dings and mars.
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Tim Carey
Associate Vice President, Head of Department, Arms, Armor and Militaria
