*U.S. Model 1843 Hall-North Breech-Loading Percussion Carbine
The 21" round barrel was rebored to .58 caliber and rifled for Union use during the American Civil War. These were used by troops under the command of General John Fremont and were the subject of a purchasing scandal, known as the "Hall Carbine Affair", which caused Fremont to lose his command. Most of the metal is gray, the barrel has been cleaned and still shows some fine pitting, the rest of the metal exhibits even light pitting. One side strap rivet is missing. Manufacturer's markings are legible except for the date. The stock has a repaired chip to the rear of the action and has normal handling marks on an old refinish. It has the scratched initials of former users, "TPM" and "W", and two partially legible inspector's cartouches. {Ref., Flayd: 9A-278}
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Winchester Model 1895 Special Order Takedown Lever Action Rifle
Serial# 418502, .35 Winchester centerfire caliber. 24" barrel, bright bore. Manufactured 1926. This 95 retains over 80% barrel blue, the receiver is mostly a smooth gray showing signs of an old cleaning. The smooth walnut buttstock with crescent buttplate and forend grade about very good with handling marks. This features an open rear with elevator and dovetail blade front sights. The takedown feature works smoothly and is nice and tight. The swivels have been removed on both buttstock and forend leaving two screw holes on both.
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Winchester Model 71 Pre-W.W.II Lever Action Rifle
Serial# 13689, .348 Winchester caliber. 24" barrel, about fine bore. Manufactured 1938. This early 71 retains approximately 98% barrel blue and about 95% receiver blue. The lever has about 40% blue remaining. This features a long tang, bolt mounted peep rear, ramp bead blade front missing the hood and checkered walnut pistolgrip buttstock and plain walnut forend. The stock has a 1" sliver out on the right side of the tang and has been sanded, leaving the checkering very weak. Quick detachable swivels and a leather sling are installed.
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Winchester Pre-W.W.II Model 70 Bolt Action Rifle
Serial# 3282, .30-06 caliber. 24" barrel dated "1936", excellent, bright bore. Manufactured 1937. This early Model 70 retains approximately 98% blue. This features a factory mounted Lyman #48 "WJS" peep sight with a Merit patent applied for adjustable Iris aperture rear and hooded ramp bead blade front sights. A sight blank is in the rear sight slot. The peep sight is also marked "F37" under the slide. The aperture has 11 click adjustments. The checkered walnut stocks with pistol grip grade about excellent with a few old scratches just forward of the bolt handle from fingernails. Period detachable sling swivels are present.
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Winchester Model 1895 Takedown Lever Action Special Order Rifle
Serial# 404187, .30-06 caliber. 24" round barrel, mostly bright bore. Manufactured 1922. This 95 retains over 95% barrel blue, the receiver is a medium gray color having been cleaned long ago. The magazine retains about 10% blue and the bolt with about 60% faded blue. This features an open rear with elevator and Marble's bead blade front sights. The smooth walnut buttstock grades about very good with marks from field use, checkered steel shotgun buttplate with a tight 2" long crack at the heel. The takedown works nicely.
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Winchester Takedown Model 1886, Lever Action Rifle
Serial# 159872A, .33 Winchester caliber. 24" round barrel, bright bore with sharp rifling and scattered very fine pitting. The barrel has the scarce marking "MADE IN U.S.A.". The rifle has factory barrel sights, straight gripped walnut stocks with a factory hard rubber shotgun buttplate, and period fixed sling swivels by Echo. The left side of the frame has three extra screw holes for a scope side mount. The frame retains most of the blue on the top and sides of the frame with bright metal on the frame extension and about half of the bottom of the frame. The barrel and half-magazine have more than 95% blue. The stocks retain about 70% of a good looking refinish that shows normal handling marks. The buttplate has a very small chip. The last 1886's were made in 1932 and reached serial number "159994, note how close this serial number is.
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*U.S. Springfield Model 1888 Single Shot Trapdoor Rifle
Serial# 548126, .45-70 caliber. 32 5/8" barrel, excellent, bright bore. This ramrod bayonet 88 retains approximately 98% blue with about 70% case color on the hammer and breechblock that is fading a bit. The smooth walnut buttstock grades a strong excellent with only a couple of minor marks. The "SWP" cartouche dated "1892" is very strong, as is the "P" proofmark. This features a Buffington rear and pinned blade front sights. The buttplate is marked "343". This is a very nice collector/ investor grade trapdoor.
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Ross Model 1905E Straight Pull Bolt Action Sporter Rifle with Period Scope
Serial# 5048, .35 Winchester Centerfire caliber (.35 Ross). 26" barrel, excellent bore. This rifle retains over 95% blue. This features a two leaf Express rear and blade front sights. A distributor mounted "Aldis Brothers" scope is side-mounted in a correct, period, claw-type mount. The checkered walnut stock with pistol grip grades about very good with some marks from field use. A solid period buttpad was added for a length of pull measuring 14 3/8". The original brown leather scope case is included. The distributors name is on the top of the scope "ALEX MARTIN/ EDINBURGH GLASGOW ABERDEEN". The scope adjustment ring is marked "100" and "200". This is "(crown) BNP" proofmarked.
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