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Illustrated Catalogue of Pistols, Guns and Swords...The Collections of Mr No. 200 ON VIEW FROM SEPTEMBER 19 SALE SEPTEMBER 23 i Illustrated Catalogue of PISTOLS, GUNS and SWORDS Antique and Historic • THE COLLECTIONS OF Mrfftreorge M. Potter of Allendale, N. J. Mr. George H. Steel of Brooklyn, N. Y. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION (WALTER S. SCOTT, Auctioneer) Friday Afternoon, September 23, 1921 At 2:30 o'clock THE WALPOLE GALLERIES (EDWARD & LENORE Y. TURNBULL) No. 10 East 49th Street New York TELEPHONE MURRAY HILL 6512 <+3 s bo T3 O PQ u bo bo c H j> (U o Uo o CM CM cm CM 6 G 6 1 No. 200 ON VIEW FROM SEPTEMBER 19 SALE SEPTEMBER 23 i Illustrated Catalogue OF Pistols, Guns and Swords ANTIQUE AND HISTORIC THE COLLECTIONS OF Mr. George M. Potter of Allendale, N. J, Mr. George H. Steel of Brooklyn, N. Y. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION (WALTER S. SCOTT, Auctioneer) Friday Afternoon September 23, 192 At 2:30 o'clock The Walpole Galleries (Edward & Lenore Y. Turnbull) No. 10 East 49th Street New York TELEPHONE MURRAY HILL 6512 Pistols, Guns and Swords ANTIQUE AND HISTORIC THE COLLECTIONS OF MR. GEORGE M. POTTER of Allendale, N. J. MR. GEORGE H. STEEL of Brooklyn, N. Y. FOREIGN GUNS, FLINTLOCKS, ETC. 1. AUSTRIAN GUN WITH BAYONET. Used in Civil War. Percussion, blued barrel, checked grip, shaped shoulder piece, brass tip ramrod, length 37 in. ; 2. AUSTRIAN MUSKETOON USED IN THE CIVIL WAR. Purchased by order of President Lincoln at the beginning of the Civil War. Ramrod, new condition. Length 33^ in. Very rare, as they were found unsatisfactory and, discarded. 3. AUSTRIAN MUSKET WITH BAYONET. Patent Breech. 853 on Lock. Length A2)/2 , ramrod. 4. BAVARIAN AUSTRO-PRUSSIAN GUN OF 1866. Muzzle loading smooth bore musket, cal. .70, percussion cap; 33 Y± in. blued steel barrel, brass mounts; lock with script let- tering "Crausein Herzberg" ; and ramrod. Used by the Austrians in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866. 5. ARGENTINE MAUSER RIFLE. Five shot Magazine. Mark "Lowee Berlin 1891," barrel marked "G 2299," blued steel, ramrod, length 36 in. 6. GERMAN SPORTING RIFLE WITH SHORT BAYONET. Dated 1830. patch- Cal. 69, muzzle loader, 27^ inch octagon barrel ; iron wooden ramrod ; dated box ; brass mounts and brass-tipped 1829 and 1830 carved on the barrel. Used in Germany when hunting wild boar. 7 GERMAN BREECH LOADER RIFLE WITH BAYONET AND SCABARD. J 866 on Lock, marked Lorian Shutz. Arm rest, length 30/2 in., ramrod. 8. FRENCH RIFLE. Liege." Length in. Stamped "F. J. Malherbe & Cie. A 37 ramrod. 2 THE WALP OLE GALLERIES 9. FRENCH NEEDLE GUN. l Breech loader firing a metallic cartridge 22 2 in. blued ; / barrel, bolt mechanism; marked "S. 1867" and serial No. 55281. Ramrod and natural wood stock of fine light grain. 10. FRENCH NEEDLE GUN WITH BAYONET. Dated 1867. (French) apple or pear wood stock Circular stamp on stock ; with some dents length 31 in. ; 11. FRENCH MUSKET WITH SWORD BAYONET. Marked Drisket and Waroux. Made in Leige. Ramrod, "F" scratched on stock, length 34 in. 12. FRENCH MUSKETOON. Used in Civil War. No Date. Barrel stamped "N. J." of blued steel, stock stamped "12"; ramrod, length 33% in. 13. NORWEGIAN MUSKET WITH HAMMER CATCH. No. 829, converted from flint-lock to percussion, beautifully modelled long barrel marked "829" "15L" and "982"; brass mounts, ramrod, length 41 in., black walnut stock. No. 15 (top), Arabian Flint lock No. 14, 17th Century Arabian Flint lock 14. SEVENTEENTH CENTURY ARABIAN OR PERSIAN FLINT LOCK. Barrel engraved and partly covered with sheet copper ; stock with flat butt ornamented with tacks and bound with fine cop- per wire. Length of barrel 50% in. (Illustrated) 15. OLD ARABIAN FLINT LOCK. Barrel carved with lettering and fastened to the stock (crack- ed) by copper bands. Ramrod. (Illustrated) GUNS 3 16. FOREIGN SHORT MUSKET OR CARBINE. Muzzle loader, percussion cap; brass mounts; Lock stamped with a "crown" and the initials "S. P. & S. R." and a well- formed letter "A" in brass inlaid into the stock of wood in the natural finish. Length 28% in. 17. RUSSIAN ENFIELD. Made in England: Made for the Russian Government, brass hammer guard and tip, oval patch box, swivel ramrod, length 33 in. (Dent in stock.) 18. SWISS BREECH LOADING "TELESCOPE" RIFLE. 32% in. blued steel barrel and lock marked "Warren fabrik, Bern, 188899 M. 78"; ramrod and finely marked wood stock. With bolt and magazine mechanism, the barrel nearly encased in wood, rod bayonet, etc., resembling the Magazine Rifle adopted in America in 1903. 19. SWISS REPEATING RIFLE. Made in Thun by W. V. Steiger. No. 26430. Bolt and magazine mechanism, blued steel barrel, bayonet and ramrod, checked stock, good condition. 20. CONFEDERATE MUSKET. Stamped "Ala 1864" and "Dickson, Nelson & Co. C. S.", 33 inch brass mounted rifled barrel and patch-box, stock and brass butt, dented, brass tipped ramrod. Rare Confederate gun, not described in the Lowell collection. (Illustrated; see Frontispiece) 21. FLINT LOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE. Curly maple stock, brass mounts and patch-box brass-tipped ; wood ramrod. Lock marked "Jos. C. Randall, warranted," barrel marked "W. P. J." One of the famous old Kentucky "Tigers"—so called from the striped maple mount—with full length octagon barrel and cheek piece. Fine condition. (Illustrated; see Frontispiece) 22. COLT'S REVOLVING BREECH LOADING RIFLE. Five shots, paper cartridge ; ramrod and brass trigger guard numbered 8400. Calibre .56. Colt's Patent, Nov. 24, 1857, and also lettered "Col. Colt, Hartford, Ct. U. S. A." (Illustrated; see Frontispiece) 23. BALL'S BREECH LOADING RIFLED CARBINE. A blued steel Magazine Gun, with 7-shot, combustible cart- ridge, calibre .56, marked "E. G. Lamson & Co., Windsor, Vt." U. S. Balls Patent, June 23, 1863 and Mar. 16; 1864; ramrod. Rare example, in fine condition ; the breech block so 1 made that when once closed it cannot be opened until the hammer is down operated ; by a lever underneath, with the magazine under the barrel and loading at the rear. 4 THE WALP OLE GALLERIES 24. BALLARD'S BREECH LOADING RIFLED CARBINE. Calibre .44, metallic or paper cartridge, centre fire, stamped "Ballard's Patent, Nov. 5, 1861" and "Merwin & Bray, N. Y. Agts." ; Illustrated in the Lowell catalogue. 25. ENGLISH CARBINE. Marked "Barnett London" Calibre .57, percussion, has nipple protector held by a chain fastened to the guard-bow, swivel- ramrod; iron-mounted, carved with "W. W." on stock. Made in London for the Civil War—a light carbine, very popular on both sides. Illustrated in the U. S. Cartridge Company collection. 26. BARNETT SNYDER RIFLE. Made by Barnett, London, with Snyder patent, ramrod, length 33^4 m -> stock shows dents and scratched initials. 27. BROOKS GIBBS PATENT CARBINE. Dated 1856. Metallic Cartridge, breech loader, made in New York. Leaf sights, marked "L. H. Gibbs patent, Jan. 8, 1856" and "Win. F. Brooks, Manfr's, New York." Very rare carbine, calibre about .53. 28. BROWNS CONVERTED ENFIELD (ENGLISH) RIFLE. Bolt breech loader with bayonet, blued barrel, ramrod ; brass trigger guard and stock cap; length 33^ in. 29. BREECH-LOADING PIN-SHOT CARBINE. No name of maker but resembles No. 230 of the Lowell Col- lection having the barrel connected with the butt by a hinge below and held by a long spring on top of the barrel. The spring is lifted by a lever behind the trigger. Well made and good condition. 30. BURNSIDE BREECH LOADING RIFLED CARBINE. Metallic cartridge, calibre .50 ; blued steel, stamped "Burn- side Rifle Co., Providence, R. I." Model of 1862. A movable chamber is pivoted in front under the barrel, in closing, the breech-block has a forward movement, pushing the cartridge which is tapering into the barrel. A very popular light carbine of the Civil War. 31. BURNSIDE'S BREECH LOADING RIFLED CARBINE. A similar carbine, the model of 1864. 32. BURNSIDE BREECH LOADING RIFLED CARBINE. Combustible cartridge, cap lock, marked "Burnside Rifle Co., Providence, R. I.", Burnside Patent, March 15, 1856, barrel marked "cast steel, 1854," serial No. 39,305. 33. BURNSIDE BREECFI LOADING RIFLED CARBINE. Cap lock; combustible cartridge; cast steel, 20-inch barrel, No. 14392, marked "Burnside Patent, Model of 1864." : GUNS 5 No. 34 (top), No. 35, No. 36, No. 37, No. 262 34. OLD CHARLEVILLE FLINT LOCK MUSKET. 1763. Relic of the American Revolution. These old guns, brought over by La Fayette, served as the model for the original U. S. Springfields. This veteran is stamped "Charleville" on lock with "R" above it and "D" on stock. Barrel 45y2 inches. Calibre 59. No bayonet. Condition very fair. Model of 1763. (Illustrated) 35. THE RARE W. W. MARSTON CARBINE. One of the scarcest of American pieces. In very good cleaned condition. One of the best authorities says of this carbine This uses the paper cartridge, which is unlike the one used in his pistol, the pistol cartridge being made of heavy cardboard loaded with gun cotton. It operates with under lever somewhat similar to the Sharp carbine. The reason I am using the above comparison is be- cause this is the first one to be offered at auction, and, indeed, the only one I have seen. Without doubt an extremely rare piece. (Illustrated) 36. EAGLE SPORTING RIFLE. Percussion, another relic of the old West. Period about 1850-60. Octagon barrel ; brass trimmings and patch box, curly maple stock. Formerly owned and used by the late E. P. Howell who spent many years on the plains. Calibre .31. Condition good. Eagle Gun Factory, Phila. (Illustrated) 6 THE WALPOLE GALLERIES r 37. PEABODY-MARTINI BREECH LOADING SPORTING RIFLE. .44 calibre. "M'f'd. by the Providence Tool Co., Prov.
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