rifles

Colt .44 Med frame Lightning rifle s/n 3425 in 44 WCF, manufactured in 1885. The 26” octagon barrel has a worn, pitted bore with strong traces of rifling. Externally, the gun has good markings all over (the 44 CAL looks like its been touched up), the barrel and action are a nice brown/black patina, mag tube patina. The action appears to work fairly well, although the full cock notch is “soft”, we can see an obvious repair to the hammer thus, this is sold with the idea that the action probably will require work and is priced accordingly. Original Rocky Mtn. front sight and open rear are very good. We also noted the safety lever is missing. The walnut stocks are very sound but worn, forearm wood has strong traces of checkering pattern, buttstock is slightly undersize at the tangs and has the initials AW on the left wrist. Crescent buttplate. NRA antique good SOLD

Winchester Model 1892 rifle in 38-40 caliber, s/n 13293 (mfg 1892) 24” octagon barrel has a fair bore with visible rifling but it is pitted. Metal retains no original finish, it is pitted and has been “shined”, markings are all legible. The full length mag tube has obviously been replaced with one from another gun Original wood is somewhat shrunken but still sound, full of scratches and there is one serious chip missing from the front of the forearm, crescent buttplate. The action functions well. Antique. $895.00 ON HOLD
Winchester 1894 rifle, 32-40 caliber, s/n 889130. According to the book Winchester Dates of Manufacture by George Madis, this 1894 Model rifle was manufactured in 1921. 26” half octagon/round barrel. The metal surfaces are used and lightly worn, retaining perhaps 70-75% of the original blue finish with areas of the receiver turning a grey-brown patina and some light surface pitting. The markings are all there, sharp and easy to read. The barrel caliber marking is altered (over-stamped) to read 32 WS, we did a chamber cast and the chamber has been professionally altered to accept .32 Winchester Special. The walnut stocks are sound but have been sanded and varnished with about 90% of that finish remaining, along with an array of nicks and dings. The wood has been sanded undersized especially at the receiver. The rifle is equipped with standard, sporting open sights plus a Lyman folding tang sight and a globe folding front sight with ivory bead. Internally, the bore is in very good condition with strong-clean rifling present over very minor pitting. The faces of the muzzle and magazine cap are crudly engraved with a light scroll. Overall, this rifle seems to be in perfect mechanical and operating condition. The overall condition would grade at NRA Antique Very Good *with the proviso* the caliber-chambering is altered, with a premiums added for the spl order barrel and the sights. An FFL or C&R is required for purchase. Very reasonably priced! $975.00 ON HOLD
Winchester Model 1895 Carbine, 30-40 Krag caliber, s/n 64337. According to the book Winchester Dates of Manufacture by George Madis, this 1895 Model carbine was manufactured in 1911. Equipped with the correct 22” round barrel and appears to retain its original major component parts. The metal surfaces are used and lightly worn, with perhaps 50-60% of the original blue finish remaining with areas turning a grey-brown patina and some light surface pitting. The markings are all there, sharp and readable. The barrel has been drilled and tapped with two screw holes at about 45 degrees off top-dead-center for a sight or scope mount and the holes are filled with plug screws. The saddle ring is missing from the left receiver side. The walnut stocks are sound but have been sanded, though they still fit the metal reasonably well. There is an array of nicks and dings. The hand-guard is missing. The rifle is equipped with standard, military/carbine open sights. Internally, the bore is in fair condition with light rifling present in uniformly deep pitting and some heavy wear. Overall, seems to be in perfect mechanical and operating condition although there is a "tinnie" noise on cocking that may indicate the mainspring is failing. The overall condition of this rifle would grade at NRA Antique Good. FFL or C&R is required for purchase. SOLD

Custom Mauser Model 98 varmint/target rifle in 22-250 caliber.

This custom, heavy target/varmint rifle is built on an excellent Mauser 98 - Czech CZ; VZ-24 action taken from a rare Guatamalan military Mauser, its weight is about 12.5 pounds. The McGowan premium bull barrel is 24" long, its diameter is 1-1/8" straight, with no taper and it has a perfect bore, having fired only about 150 rounds. Timney trigger with a custom, smooth shoe and checkered Beuhler safety. Major steel parts are slow rust blued, screws and bolt stop spring are nitre blue and 100% of those finishes remain. Bolt is forged for scope use and has a one flat-panel, checkered bolt knob. The top of the rear receiver ring and the top of the bolt stop box are checkered. The trigger guard is sporterized and narrowed, sports a hand-crafted pre-WW1 German-style floorplate release lever.

French walnut stock with a hand shaped, relieved and rebated cheekpiece, tulip carved "Schnable" forend with Pau Brazil & ebony inlays, 14¼" LOP, Pachmayer Old English pad, set up for prone shooting, oil finished and in near new condition. Checkered steel Niedner pistol grip cap. Hand-crafted, machined 4140 steel scope bases securely hold a beautiful old Unertl 16 power, 1½" Target scope in Unertl mounts, the optics in this wonderful scope are very clear. A one of a kind heavy target/varmint rifle. Hand inletted Dave Talley swivel bases. Originally built (barreled and stocked) by the Armonk Gun Shop in New York in 1979, with custom work done later by Liberty Antique Gunworks in the 1980s and signed at the muzzle. FFL is required. A personal gun. $2895. (plus $50. shipping inside the 48 states)

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Rossi .22 Pump rifle, (.22LR) copy of the Winchester 1890. About 75% blue remains, wood is very good with a few dings and scratches and some ugly repair patches near the buttplate, other than that it has most of it's original finish. Great bore and it seems to work perfectly. Comes with barrel sights and adjstable tang sight. FFL required SOLD