This interesting French Tabatiere shotgun started life as a 17.8mm smooth bore flintlock musket. It was next rifled and altered to percussion. Circa 1867 it was altered to a 18mm cartridge breech loader using a swinging breech similar to the English Snider. Finally, in the 1870s it was cut down and altered into an inexpensive 12GA shotgun for the African and South American trade. (NOTE: DO...

The Evans Repeating Rifle Company, Mechanic Falls, ME, manufactured approx. 4,000 New Model Carbines between 1877 and 1879. Chambered for the 44 Evans 1.5" centerfire cartridge, they had a 28-shot magazine capacity! This New Model carbine is approx. 39.5" long. The 22" round barrel has a good bright bore with some firing erosion. This carbine has the expected sling swivel at the butt but the...

The Frank Wesson company of Worcester, MA, manufactured approx. 4,500 Frank Wesson 44 rimfire military carbines with 24" octagon barrels and sling swivels. This carbine is in fine condition with approx. 90% barrel blue. The bore is very good with some erosion. The frame is a pleasing blue-brown. Both swivels are present. The stock is excellent with no cracks or chips. The German silver...

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...

Caliber .44-100 Remington Creedmoor. Comes with an interesting newspaper story of James Watson. James Watson was an expert long range marksman who would shoot in the "Old Creedmoor" position (see photo). Barrel is 31.75" and is half round and half octagonal. Front sight is a wind gauge and tang sight is a5" Vernier type. Bore is excellent with gain twist and mirror bright. Forend has a fancy...

Rifle has been altered to a sporting rifle. This a very nice alteration of an Indian Wars model 1873. The new 32" octagonal barrel has an excellent bore and all its blue finish. The new stock is fine with all parts fitting nicely. The trigger guard and butt plate are custom made. The receiver and lock have a pleasing patina. The front sight is a sporting style. The action functions properly....

This fine British Snider target rifle was made by T. Turner of the Birmingham gun trade. This was most likely Thomas Turner who operated at 8 Fisher Street, Birmingham, from 1838 into the 1870s. The overall length is approx. 55.25". The 36.5" round 577 centerfire caliber barrel has an excellent bore with bright rifling. It has a blade front and 800 yard adjustable rear sight with its...

Frame has vivid case colors. Stocks are solid with no cracks. Bore has strong rifling and a few pits. Overall very good condition takedown rifle. Hard to find in this condition, as many were used hard by youth.

Very fine target rifle. Right side of receiver is marked "J. Jeffrey & Co. Queen Victoria St. London". Action has a thumb safety and cocking indicator. Barrel has a four leaf folding sight in in-between a rear most fixed sight and foremost sight being a folding ladder graduated front sight. Each sight is numbered from one to ten with 5-10 being on the graduated ladder sight. Butt stock...

Barrel is 26". Manufactured from 1888 to 1897. Blade front sight and adjustable elevated rear sight. Bore has strong rifling with pitting. Forend has a horn insert at the schnaubel. Stock are solid with normal handling war. Rifle has been test fired and head spaced. It work perfectly.

This late Marlin model 1889 rifle was factory assembled using a model 1894 barrel with the Aug. 1, 1893 patent date, probably as part of a parts clean up. The receiver is model 1888 as it has the unique lever latch. The model 1889 was made concurrently with the model 1894 through 1899, so the later model barrel is not that unusual. The 24" octagon barrel has a fine bore with bright rifling...

Pacific rifle with double set adjustable triggers and ring lever. Barrel is 30" and is full octagon. Marlin name and Ballard's patent on left side of frame. The ramrod is present. This rifle is a heavy weight model and barrel is marked 40-63. Forend and buttstock have excellent checkering. This pistol grip has a fluted horn cap. The butt plate is rifle type and is steel. The stocks are...

Made in 1892. .38-40 Caliber with a 24” barrel. Barrel has a light brown to gray patina. The frame has a dark brown patina/ Wood good as refinished and repaired. Bore is surprisingly good with strong rifling and spots of...

Very fine take down rifle. Barrel length is 26"; overall length of 41". Right side of the receiver has a manual safety. Take down lever is on left side of receiver. Front sight is a folding Beech with post and dot. Rear barrel sight is a folding ladder graduated from 1 to 5. Top of the barrel has a lengthy marking of Greener's name and addresses of the company and offices in Birmingham. Top...

Made from 1878-1881. 40-50 Sharps caliber (40 1 7/8) with a 28” barrel. Nice sharps gun. Barrel has some of the original finish, but mostly a mottled gray patina. The frame was case hardened and now has a silverish patina. Wood is very good. Front sight is a...

Made in 1895.  .44-40 with a  27” barrel. Metal has a smooth brown patina. Wood is very good. Action works well and bore has strong rifling. Bore overall is dark and has some pitting.

.50-70 Caliber with a 36" round barrel that has a very good bore that shows one area of pitting This rifle features beautiful full coverage relief floral scroll engraving on the action with intertwining scrolls, crosshatching and...

Custom sporting rifle made on a Argentine Mauser action. Rifle has been test fired and head spaced. Stock has a full length Mannlicher style stock with ebony nose cap. The bore is excellent. Barrel is 19 1/2" and overall length is 39 1/2". Comes with a 3X9 Redfield scope. Optics are clear and sharp. A well done conversion.

Single shot tip-up rifle. Barrel is 30" with address markings "J. Stevens A&T Co. Chicopee Falls Mass. Pat. Sept 6. 1864". Bore is very good with strong rifling. Rifle has a tang peep sight. Receiver still has it's original nickel plating. Very good plus overall condition.

Very fine Schuetzen chambered in the traditional cartridge of target shooters in Germany. The bore is excellent with sharp rifling. The action works fine and we have test fired it. Front and rear barrel sights are fine tuned for windage and elevation. The receiver rear tang has a W. Haunz large diopter with seven adjustment posts on the base. The frame is engraved with traditional German...