Made circa 1880s. 44 RF caliber with a 30” barrel. This is a nice sharp gun in very fine condition. The barrel has an even brown to blue patina. The frame is an even gray patina. All the markings are sharp and readable. The top of the barrel is marked “No. 44”. This gun has both the ability to fire cartridges and percussion. Very fine original Ballard Sporting...

Very fine example of a Whitney Phoenix. Bore is excellent. Frame has approximately 70%-80% original case colors. The barrel has approximately 90% original blue. Vernier tang sight. This is a deluxe rifle with checkered butt stock and forend. Forend finishes with an ebony tip. The checkering is sharp with no gouges or dents. The bore measures .25 caliber at the muzzle. Most of the Phoenix...

This Spencer Civil War carbine was altered to "Buffalo Rifle" sporting configuration after the war. The sling bar and ring were neatly removed and a heavy 29" octagon barrel was added. The barrel is very lightly marked in front of the rear sight. The name on the top line ends in "...OW" and below that is "MARYSVILLE, CAL". Benjamin B. Bigelow (1824 - 1888) operated as a gunsmith in...

The Evans Repeating Rifle Company, Mechanic Falls, ME, manufactured approx. 3,000 New Model Sporting Rifles between 1877 and 1879. They featured a 28-shot capacity magazine in the butt for the 44 Evans 1.5" centerfire cartridge. The overall length of this Evans sporting rifle is approx. 43". The 25" round barrel has a very good bore with strong rifling and some erosion toward the muzzle. It...

This unusual high quality single shot bolt action centerfire rifle was made by Johann Kalezky of Vienna. He is known for fine sporting rifles, shotguns, and drillings. This rifle is approx. 35 7/8" in length. The 19" octagon 30 caliber (of undetermined centerfire caliber) barrel has a good bore with strong rapid twist rifling with areas of pitting. The top of the barrel is marked   HANS v....

We have performed a chamber cast and found that 9.5X47R to be the most likely caliber. As was the usual fashion, a great many German rifles wore not marked on the barrel as to the caliber, to the consternation of modern shooters. The octagonal barrel is 27" and has 98% of it's original finish. Overall length is 45". Barrel has an adjustable rear sight and the front sight is a very fine post...

This is a third style (with REISSUE NOV. 9, 1880 barrel marking) Marlin 1881 rifle in 40-60 centerfire caliber. It features a 28" octagon barrel with a good bore with some areas of erosion. The barrel has a German silver blade front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. The barrel has a smooth brown/gray patina. It is marked 40 Cal. The receiver has a smooth blue/brown patina. The magazine...

Overall length is approximately 45½”. The 30” octagon .38 Rimfire caliber barrel has an excellent bore. The barrel has approximately 98% blue. The action and butt plate have strong case colors. The stocks are very fine with 98% plus finish, no cracks or chips. The forend has a Schnabel horn tip, small right upper piece missing. The action functions correctly. This is a...

Special order Marlin 1889 long barrel .32-20 caliber rifle. Made in 1894. Has a 32” barrel in .32-20 caliber. This gun is in excellent condition. The special order barrel has 97% original blue. The frame has 95% original blue. Good case colors remain on the lever and hammer. Wood is excellent. This gun has a tang rear sight and a globe front sight. This gun comes with a Marlin factory...

Maynard Model 1882 target rifle. Overall length is 41½”. The 26” octagon to round barrel appears to be either .32 Centerfire or .35-30 caliber. Bore is excellent. Barrel has approximately 95% blue. The rear sight dovetail is factory filled. Frame has approximately 60% case colors on the left-side with traces remaining on the right-side and lever. The butt stock is fine with no cracks or...

Unique break-open approximately .35 Rimfire hunting rifle. Hunting rifle by C. Roth, Wilkes-Barre, PA (Charles Roth, Jr. was a Wilkes-Barre gunsmith, circa 1840-1877). He is known for percussion half stock and swivel breech rifles. This unusual rifle has a 29⅝” octagon barrel with an excellent bore. Lock is a U.S. model 1840 by D. Nippes, Mill Creek, PA, dated 1847. The percussion style...

Josef Unger in Graz (Austria) 16 Gauge Side by Side Double with right barrel rifled and left barrel smooth bore. Under lever opener. Bores are excellent. Gun has Damascus pattern barrels and may be fluid steel but we are offering this gun as a black powder gun not for modern smokeless ammo. Gun has very good to excellent bright case colors. Barrels have 95-97% Damascus pattern finish. Stocks...

Scarce Spencer Sporting .44 caliber rifle. Very neat gun with a brown patina throughout the metal. Gun shows a fair amount of use, but not abused. Wood is very good with a small chip at the comb and a chip off of the left hand side of the forearm. Action works perfectly. Bore has strong rifling but is dark in the grooves. Hammer spur was shortened but still easy to cock. This gun is in .44...