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Classic
Arms Corporation |
Custom 1885 High Wall |
6mm Remington |
$13,950 |
| 27 1/2" barrel by Ron Smith, with flat-topped ovoid profile by Ralf Martini; |
| beaded blade front sight, one standing gold-triangle-inlaid and 1 folding |
| gold-line inlaid express sights, and broad sling swivel stud. Fully figured |
| California English walnut stocks by Reto Buehler with ebony forend tip, |
| steel capped pistol grip, classic point-pattern checkering, beaded pancake |
| cheekpiece, rear swivel stud, and smooth steel Biesen shotgun buttplate. |
| Original Winchester Model 1885 High Wall action with double-set trigger |
| and with stock through-bolt conversion showing no visible tang screws |
| either top or bottom. Leupold Vari-X III 3.5 - 10x scope with fine duplex |
| reticle on refined Talley quick-detachable mounts with custom levers. |
| Classic Arms leather sling on Winchester SuperGrade swivels. Scroll |
| engraved by Lee Griffiths on action, lever, grip cap, buttplate. Pull: 14 1/8". |
| Weight: 9lbs, 6oz. Action originally built in 1887, therefore Antique. Rifle in |
| new condition as custom built. With breech-end cleaning rod guide, MCA |
| Sports .22LR adapter, and unloading tool by James Tucker. |
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| John Dickson & Son, |
Single Barrel Flintlock Fowler |
16ga |
$12,750 |
| 63 Princes Street,
Edinburgh |
| 35" round damascus barrel with wedding-band transition to octagonal |
| breech section, single fine steel front bead sight and scroll engraved |
| casehardened breechblock. 15" length of pull to smooth steel buttplate with |
| extended, engraved top heel flange. Fine scroll engraved, case-colored lock |
| with swept rainproof pan, ventilated pan-cover with roller-bearing frizzen, |
| flat-sided hammer and platinum-lined touch hole. Varnished, figured walnut |
| stock with horn forend tip, crosspin fastener with engraved escutcheons, |
| checkered grip, teardrops, pineapple finial and vacant silver escutcheon. |
| Scroll engraved pistol-grip triggerguard. Brass-tipped ramrod retained under |
| barrel with three pipes. Weight: 6lbs, 3oz. Retaining most all of its original |
| finish and possibly unfired. Delivered to Charles Gordon April 10, 1893. |
| Exhibited at the British Sporting Exhibition at the Imperial Institute, London, |
| January 14-30, 1938 by then-owner W. Keith Neal, author of The Mantons. |
| Listed in "Charles Gordon --- Magnificent Madness" by Donald Dallas |
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Roger
Ferrell |
Custom
Winchester 1885 Low Wall |
.22 LR |
$9,995 |
| 24" cut-rifled Brux barrel with match chamber, tapered and contoured by |
| Roger Ferrell to octagon-to-round, and with Montana Vintage Arms (Beech- |
| type) combination front sight. Highly figured California English walnut |
| stocks with ebony-inlaid schnabel forend tip, classic point-pattern |
| checkering, ebony-inlaid, S-curve pistol grip, classic comb with beaded |
| cheekpiece and blued steel crescent buttplate. Casehardened, very early |
| Winchester Low Wall panelled action when they were first made from high |
| walls, with new high-wall breechblock, new improved extractor requiring far |
| less steel be removed from barrel breech, and fire-blued single-set trigger. |
| MVA Scheutzen-style vernier rear tang sight. Pull: 14". Weight: 6lbs, 13oz. |
| Action made early 1887. Rifle never sold at retail and virtually new as |
| custom built. Subject of an article in "Gunmaker" Winter 2024/Issue 185, and |
| pictured on the back cover. |
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| C B Holden, |
Hammer Falling Block Sidelock |
.36 Cal |
$19,995 |
| Worcester, Mass. |
Single Shot Long Range
Creedmoor Rifle |
| 30" tapered round fluid steel barrel with front sight bead and provision for |
| windgauge sight, and Rocky Mountain rear barrel sight. Figured walnut |
| stock with engraved nickel-plated forend tip, classic point-pattern |
| checkering, nickel-plated steel pistol grip cap and buttplate---lower buttplate |
| screw checkered to integrate with checkering pattern on butt. Sculptural |
| action body with inletted sidelock on right and matching sideplate on left--- |
| both scroll engraved and casehardened, manual extractor lever on top, |
| hinged loading lever ahead of trigger. Long range vernier tang sight. Pull: 13 |
| 5/8". Weight: 9lbs, 9 1/2oz. Very fine condition, retaining 99% nickle, 95% |
| casehardening and 95%blue. Excellent bore. |
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Isaac
Hollis & Sons |
Hammer
Toplever Sidelock |
.450 #1
& 16ga |
$7,450 |
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26" SxS
damascus barrels with flat matted solid rib, fine bead front sight and
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3
folding platinum-lined leaf sights engraved for 100, 200 & 300 yards.
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Figured
English walnut stock with horn forend tip, Deeley-release splinter
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forend,
classic point-pattern checkering with mullered borders, horn-capped
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pistol
grip, vacant brass oval, and original makers monogram checkered |
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hardrubber buttplate. Peninsular sidelock hammer toplever action with non- |
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rebounding hammers, double triggers, percussion fences, active doll's head
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third
fastener and extended bottom tang. Sling eyes on barrel and rear of
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buttstock. Pull: 14 1/8". Weight: 8lbs, 6oz. 95% barrel brown. 70% original
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casehardening colors. 90% original triggerguard and tang high-polish blue.
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Excellent Metford-rifled and smooth shotgun bore. With loading data. |
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| H W Mortimer, |
Cased Pair Sidelock Flintlock |
.64 calibre |
$8,950 |
| 7" flat-topped round damascus smoothbore barrels with brass bead front |
| sights, engraved LONDON. V-notch rear sights. Stocked to the muzzles and |
| with fully checkered bag-handled grips and with vacant silver escutcheons |
| atop wrists. Lightly-engraved sidelock actions with rain-proof pans, roller- |
| bearing frizzens, and sliding safeties. Long-tang triggerguard with pineapple |
| finials. Brass-tipped ramrods with worm retained in fire-blued pipe. In |
| retailer R. Essex's green-baize-lined oak case with bullet mold, oil bottle, |
| powder flask, cleaning rod with tips, flints, balls, turnscrew, and bone- |
| handled brush. Retaining 80% barrel brown, 90% original high-polish blue |
| on triggerguards, traces of original casehardening colors on locks. Even the |
| engraver's stadia lines for the maker's name are still visible on the lockplates. |
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| Joseph Needham, |
Bar-in-Wood |
12ga, 2 1/2" |
$18,750 |
| London |
Hammer Sidelever Sidelock Shotgun |
| 30" SxS browned damascus steel barrels with smooth concave rib choked |
| skeet & skeet. 15" pull from front trigger to high-polish-blue smooth steel |
| buttplate. 1 3/8" - 2 3/8" drop. 1/2" cast off. Figured English walnut stocks |
| with keyed splinter forend, classic point-pattern checkering, straight English |
| grip, and teardrops. Sidelock action with side opening lever interlocked to |
| operate only when
non-rebounding hammers are cocked. London blackpowder proofed |
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at 13-bore. Weight: 7 pounds. In solid oak case lined in blue baize and with |
| original maker's label. The
maker's name styling dates it to 1854 - 1869. |
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Missing horn(?) forend tip insert. Stunning, time-warp original condition. |
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| Sharps-Borchardt |
Model 1878 Mid-Range Rifle |
.40-50 Sharps
Straight |
$36,750 |
| 32" tapered round barrel, gold-banded at muzzle and breech, with front sight |
| dovetail, Old Reliable inlaid in gold, and Lawrence tangent elevator rear |
| sight. Highly figured American walnut stocks with schnabel forend tip, |
| classic point-pattern checkering, S-curved pistol grip, classic comb, |
| engraved gold initial oval, and bright-finished crescent steel buttplate. |
| Sharps 1878 hammerless falling block action with factory engraved hard |
| rubber sidepanel inserts, trigger-lock safety, and mid-range vernier tang |
| sight. Extensively engraved by Winston Churchill with fine acanthus scroll |
| covering the action, extending four inches onto the barrel from the breech |
| and two inches from the muzzle. Game scene of three Rocky Mountain |
| sheep on left, the central one in three-dimensional gold and a golden buck |
| on right. Signed W. CHURCHILL ENGR. atop breech. Excellent bore. With |
| appraisal by J R LaRue and collection of artisanal-made loading tools. |
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J H
Snelling, |
Bronze
Yacht Canon |
2
1/4 inch bore |
$39,750 |
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36"
bronze barrel with touch hole and integral trunnions; 4 1/4" diameter at
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muzzle;
6 5/16" diameter at breech. Mahogany naval carriage with bronze |
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mountings and elevation screw. 8" diameter iron-rimmed wooden wheels
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on
bronze axles. 18" overall height, measured with barrel horizontal.
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Absolutely magnificent. Very fine condition.
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| Tipping & Lawden, |
Hammer Underlever Sidelock |
Regulation |
$18,500 |
| Oxford Street, |
Howdah Pistol with |
.577 Boxer |
| London |
Detachable Shoulder Stock |
| 8 1/2" SxS damascus shoe-lump barrels with smooth flat rib and bead front |
| sight. Light scroll engraved receiver with rebounding hammers and Jones |
| underlever. Figured walnut stocks with point-pattern checkering, keyed |
| forend with horn tip, steel buttcap with lanyard loop. Detachable shoulder |
| stock of highly figured walnut with smooth steel buttplate and brass |
| attachment fittings. Retaining 85% barrel brown and 50% casehardening |
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