U.S. Military Antique Long Guns

Serial No. 456531, made in 1889, .45-70, 32 5/8" round proofed barrel. Barrel is a plum patina, Lock plate consist of brown/grey patina. Bore is good with frosting and pitting visible in the grooves. rifling remains strong. Stock has expected nicks and dings with faint cartouche noted. Rear sight is a model 1879 "Buckhorn" and probably replaced the Buffington rear sight in the field....

Serial No. 477770, made in 1890, .45-70, 32 5/8" round proofed barrel. Barrel and breech are a brown/plum patina, bore has scattered areas of pitting visible, rifling remains strong. Stock has handsome 1889 cartouche, visible nicks, dings and scratches are noted. Action functions correctly. CONSIGNMENT

Serial No. 35645, circa 1863-1865, .52 caliber, 22" round barrel. Carbine is in "Attic" condition with an even dark patina. 6 groove bore shows heavy pitting throughout, faint rifling remains. Stock has light nicks and dings visible. Action functions correctly. Overall good condition for an untouched Civil War carbine! Consignment

Serial No. 51853 (Naval No.2743), circa 1889, .45-70, 32.5" round barrel. Barrel is a plum patina with scattered surface oxidation,receiver is marked "U.S.N./Anchor/No.2743/W.W.K.". Receiver is light grey with standard factory markings. Bore is bright and shiny with strong rifling. Stock has expected nicks, dings and scratches, a light surface crack is noted on the wrist right side. This...

Serial No. 201359, made in 1883, .45-70, 32.5" round proofed barrel. Barrel is a plum patina, receiver, breech and lock plate are a grey patina with scattered surface oxidation visible. Bore is bright with strong rifling noted. Stock has expected wear with visible nicks, dings and scratches, faint circle "P" cartouche is located rear of trigger guard. Action functions correctly. 

NSN, circa 1871-1872, 50-70, 36" round barrel. Barrel and receiver have been cleaned to the bright. Scattered surface discoloration is visible. Bore is very good with frosting present in the grooves. Rifling remains strong. Right side of the receiver is marked "Eagle/US/SPRINGFIELD/1872" Opposite side is stamped "MODEL 1871" Stock is very good with light wear visible, handsome cartouche is...

SN: 457276. Made circa 1870's. 45-70 with a 30" barrel. Bore is good with strong rifling. Stock has been refinished, front sight and muzzle cap have been altered. Overall condition is good. Consignment.

SN:324324. Made 1886 .45/70 with a 32" barrel. Bore is good with some pitting in grooves, light rifling is still visible. Barrel and other iron parts was refinished at some point, shows brown/grey patina and traces of refinished blue. Stock is refinished and is very good. Hammer holds half and full cock, and breech has tight lock. Consignment.

SN:281210. Made in 1883 assembled in 1884 45/70 with a 22" round proof barrel. Bore is very good with dark rifling. Barrel has brown/grey patina. Breach has beautiful case colors. Stock is very good with typical ware. Small N proof mark located by end of trigger guard. This is a great example of a Spanish-American war era carbine.

Serial No. 33448, circa 1863-1865, .54 caliber, 21" round barrel. Carbine is in an untouched condition, traces of original case coloring are visible in protected areas. Factory markings are present but faint in some areas. Stock has expected nicks, dings and marring. Right side of the butt stock has "George Smith" carved from the butt plate to the rear of the receiver. Left has...

Serial No. 5613, circa 1863-1864, .54 caliber, 21" round barrel. Serial numbers are matching on barrel and receiver. Metal and other iron parts are a light grey patina with freckling noted. Bore has strong rifling with some areas of frosting and oxidation visible in the grooves. Stock has expected usage and wear noted, otherwise in sharp condition. Action functions correctly, 4th models saw...

Serial no. 543208, made in 1892, 45-70, 32.5" round proofed barrel. Overall fair condition with the barrel and other iron parts being a dark patina with oxidation visible throughout. Bore is good with scattered areas of frosting and pitting noted in the grooves, rifling remains strong. Stock has expected usage and wear noted throughout, faint cartouche visible. Action functions correctly. 

Serial No. 12673, circa 1863, .52 caliber, 22" round six groove barrel. Barrel's original blue finish is starting to thin towards the receiver. Receiver is light grey and has surface pitting visible both right and left side. Bore shows a light frosting and surface pitting in the grooves. Strong rifling remains. Stock and forearm look to have been lightly refurbished some time ago, two cracks...

NSN, circa 1859, .58 caliber, 40" round barrel. Barrel and other iron parts are a dark grey patina with scattered pin-prick oxidation visible. Lock plate is marked "US/SPRINGFIELD, "Eagle Motif" on tape primer lid compartment. Rear of lock plate has "1859". Walnut stock has expected gouges, nicks and scratches. Wood loss is visible between hammer and barrel tang, this indicates a lot of...

Serial No. 66512, circa 1860's, .52 caliber, 22" round barrel. Barrel is marked "New Model 1859" and has a smooth brown patina. Receiver is a light grey patina with traces of case coloring noted in protected areas. Appropriate Sharp stamps are visible on the receiver. Stock has expected nicks, dings and mars. Bore is good with frosting/light pitting visible in the grooves. Action functions...

Serial No. 8805, circa 1862-1865, .54 caliber, 33" round barrel. Only 770 of these unique breech loading rifles were made for the Union. This is an excellent example, bore is bright with handsome rifling noted. Barrel is in the bright with pin-prick surface oxidation visible. Case coloring is noted under the breech, traces of case coloring is also visible on lock plate. Full length wood...

NSN, circa 1861-1862, .52 caliber, 32.75" round barrel. Only 700 of these rifles were manufactured with 600 being picked up by the Navy during the Civil War. Barrel and Breech are a dark grey patina with pin-prick surface oxidation noted. Bore is surprisingly good with strong rifling visible. Frame is a light grey patina with markings present. Walnut stock is very good with light wear noted....

Serial No.36140, made in 1887, .45-70, 22" round proofed barrel. Barrel and other iron parts are a dark grey patina with surface oxidation visible throughout. Bore has pitting/frosting noted in the lands and grooves. Stock has expected wear from service use, but is in overall good condition. Action functions correctly. 

Serial No. 75148, made April 1877, 45-70. 22" round unproofed barrel, it is noted that some carbines with serial range 75,000 to 80,000 have been documented with unproofed barrels. It is believed this barrels have been arsenal rebarreled using unmarked barrels. Rear sight is the Model 1879 buckhorn sight and is "C" marked. Bore is excellent. Barrel and other iron parts are a grey/brown...

Serial No. 150972, made in 1898, .30-40 Krag, 30" round barrel. Barrel retains 93% original blue, receiver is thinning to a grey patina. Receiver is marked "US/Model 1898-Springfield Armory-150972" Stock shows some "combat wear", cartouche is present and looks to be dated 1898. Bore is bright and shiny with strong rifling noted. Rear sight has been upgraded to 1901 model. Action is smooth...