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 $895.00 ON HOLD
Colt .44 Med frame Lightning rifle s/n 5835 in .44 WCF, manufactured in 1885. 26” round barrel has a uniformly pitted bore with a slight internal ring about ½ way down, however the rifling is still strong. Externally the gun has strong markings all over, the metal is all uniformly grey with only traces of blue in protected areas. Rocky mtn. front sight has a replacement blade. The action appears to work well, although the full cock notch feels “soft” so I feel it may require some work and I suspect the extractor is faulty so this rifle is priced accordingly. We also noted the safety lever is missing. The wood is sanded undersized and checkering is about all gone, forearm is held on by brass screws, we would call the wood condition overall fair. Crescent buttplate. NRA Antique good plus. ON HOLD
NEW ARRIVAL! Colt Lightning rifle, medium frame 38-40 caliber, s/n 82610 manufactured in 1898 (antique.) 26” octagon barrel has a somewhat pitted bore with clean and strong rifling. Externally the gun has good markings all over, the metal is all bright grey with no blue remaining, rampant Colt on left frame is thin but there. The action appears to work perfectly, we noted a couple of small dents in the magazine tube. The buttstock wood has been sanded just slightly undersized and it is quite sound, checkering has been removed from the forearm wood. Crescent buttplate. NRA Antique very good. ON HOLD

Marlin 30-30 Safety Model 1893 s/n 161853, 26” round barreled rifle “Special Smokeless Steel” with nice bore, some bore wear and light pitting. Case colored receiver with strong traces remaining, rest bright grey. Barrel and mag tube retain about 70% blue. Un-sanded stocks retain most original vanish with some wear and many scratches, comb shape has been altered slightly. Action is tight and working. Original sights, the metal is all nice with no serious pitting, nice crescent buttplate and great markings. Antique-pre-1898. SOLD
Marlin 38-40 caliber Safety Model 1894 s/n 15119, 26” round barreled rifle with an absolutely beautiful bore. The receiver has strong traces of color case hardening and the barrel/mag tube have turned grey. Rear sight is a Marbles replacement from the 1940s, front is original. Overall, the metal is all really nice with no serious pitting and great markings. The action is crisp and working very well. The rifle has been restocked with new wood some time ago and it was never fully fitted; it’s still oversize, leaving the opportunity for someone to finish it off correctly. Nice crescent buttplate. A nice Marlin in a rare caliber! Antique-pre-1898. $1149.00 00 ON HOLD
Marlin Model 1889 rifle, s/n 59725. This is a 32-20 that has been converted to .38 Special caliber and the bore is as-new. The original rifle barrel has also been nicely shortened to 20". The metal finish is reblued (not a great job) and it retains about 98% of that finish. The receiver is drilled and tapped on top for a modern scope mount. Rocky Mtn. front is new, rear sight is an inexpensive replacement. The wood has been sanded (slightly undersized at the tangs) and refinished. The action gun seems to operate well and it feeds dummy .38 Special (158 round nose) cartridges with about 90% reliability. Antique SOLD

Sharps replica 1874 carbine, this is an early EMF import by IAB of Italy, crudely made but still a Sharps pattern! The 22" barrel is chambered in 45-70 and has a great bore. The metal retains about 85-90% of its light case hardening, the barrel has most of its light, bead blast blue finish. Equipped with a W&E adjustable tang sight as well as carbine flip up ladder type barrel sights and an unusual firing pin safety. The wood is about very good or better with some nicks and dents, buttplate does not fit well but it appears to have been made like that. FFL is required.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
Winchester Model 1894 in 30WCF caliber, s/n 38567 (mfg 1895) 26” octagon “nickel steel” barrel has a fair bore with visible rifling but the bore is pitted and worn. The receiver retains about 5-10% blue, barrel and mag tube about 25%, rest is worn and turned grey. Markings are good and clear. The wood is original and not sanded undersized but it is very dirty and has some dings, the forearm shows long cracks near the top. Crescent buttplate. Original buckhorn rear and replaced front with an aftermarket adjustable tang rear peep (the receiver tang is not altered.) Antique SOLD
1892 Winchester .44-40 round barreled rifle, s/n 402904 (mfg. 1907), 24" round barrel has a nearly mint bore with excellent rifling. Metal is all grey and has been surfaced at one time but the edges are still sharp. Good markings all over though some are thinning. The wood has been sanded and there is a small divot missing from the buttstock at the upper tang. Rear sight has been replaced. In excellent working order. An FFL or C&R is required. ON HOLD

NEW ARRIVAL! 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 $149.95

Rare ROSS accy's!

A small lot of items. Four Sheard #44B front sights, still brand new in the new-old, original packaging with insert brochures, comes with one extra paper package. Also, two magazines with Ross articles, both in Exc. condition; Handloader #45 Cartridge of the Month .280 Ross and Rifle #46 with a great 280 Ross article by Lloyd De Vore. The lot $125.

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 $35. shipping inside the 48 states)

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Shipping charges, to the 48 continental US states only: (Alaska & Hawaii are additional) Antique handguns $20.00, (if valued over $1000. the minimum shipping will be $25.) modern handguns $35., all Long-arms: minimum $30. (if valued over $1000., minimum shipping will cost $35.), shipping charges are non-refundable. All merchandise must be paid in full before shipment. Shipping charges are for ground shipping only. Faster shipping with FedEx is available at additional cost.

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