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Auction - Amoskeag Online #126 - May 2020 05/31/2020 11:45 AM EDT Lot Title/Description Lot Title/Description 2000 Winchester Model 94 Flat Band Carbine 2004 Smith & Wesson Model 36-2 Lady Smith Revolver serial #191483, 32 Win. Spcl., 20” barrel with a bright excellent bore. serial #BDV7797, 38 Special, 1 7/8” barrel with an excellent bore. An The barrel and magazine tube on this interesting carbine variation retain excellent condition “Chief’s Special” revolver, these Lady Smith’s were about 95-97% original blue, the loss is due to light fading and some designed to better fit a woman’s hand, specifically the grips, and with a even wear on the sharp edges of the front “flatband”. The receiver more appealing finish and accents. The metal surfaces retain about 99% shows a bit more wear retaining perhaps 75-80% original blue, toning to plus original blue finish with a barely discernable turn ring on the a mottled pewter with a few small spots of light pitting along the upper cylinder. The smooth combat trigger and standard hammer retain vivid right side flat. The Model 1894 rifle-style buttstock with crescent color case-hardening. The smooth rosewood grips with silver S&W buttplate rates fine with much original varnish and the expected overall medallions rate excellent to as-new. The attractive revolver has “Lady light dings and handling marks that come from a field-use arm. It fits Smith” factory laser engraved on the side plate. A lovely Ladysmith that excellent and has been there for a very long time and very possibly was seems to have seen little or no use. (39538-10){MODERN} (500/700) a special ordered rifle butt on this carbine from Winchester. The long Est. 500 - 700 wood forend rates very good as well showing perhaps a bit more wear 2005 U.S. Model 1817 Percussion Converted Rifle, N. Starr Contract of 1823 with a few more dings and handling marks. The front sight hood is not .67 cal. smoothbore, 36” barrel with a moderately oxidized bore. The present and there is a brass bead sight installed in the ramp, the rear metal surfaces show an overall nice plum brown patina, likely re-applied sight has been replaced with a Marble’s sporting rear. (39694-35) {C&R} within the last hundred years or so. The original front and rear sights (500/700) remain intact and the U.S. proof markings can be seen in the area of the Est. 500 - 700 breech with the tang dated 1824. Conversion is by drum and nipple 2001 Special Order Winchester Model 1894 Lever Action Carbine method and there are quite a few pits in the cap splash area around the serial #1102616, 30 WCF, 20” barrel with a bright excellent bore. The drum and on the high spur hammer. Lock has the “U.S./N.Starr” marking barrel and magazine tube retain perhaps 95-97% original blue showing and is dated 1825 at its rear, the nipple a more modern replacement. some light muzzle fading and a handful of very light handling marks or The bands appear correct except for the rear band which is a light abrasions along the sides of the barrel and tube. The receiver has replacement from a different musket, necessitating drilling of an flaked primarily to a pewter and plum patina with finish only at its left additional hole for the band retention spring. The triggerguard has had rear flat, the lever is similar, the checkered hammer retaining good blue. the rear spur removed which held the sling swivel, the middle band The smooth walnut buttstock rates very good with some good original swivel is still intact. The walnut stock rates very good as cleaned many varnish and overall dings and handling marks and is equipped with a years ago showing some sanded-over chips and retaining a number of special order shotgun butt, the buttplate checkered steel with a widows light dings and handling marks overall, showing a couple of repaired peak. The long wood forend rates very good as well showing some nice chips at the toe, lengthy cracks in the area of the forearm and chips of grain and the expected dings and handling marks that come from the wood missing to the right of the tang and above the lock, one rather years. The front sight and hood are intact as is the original Winchester prominent. Possibly a Confederate conversion utilizing this very tall sporting rear. A very good Model 94 with a very seldom-encountered gunsmith-made hammer, the arm was bored to smoothbore at some special order butt that likely would serve well in the November woods point, perhaps for a forager post-war. The half cock feature on the lock once again. (39694-31) {C&R} (500/700) functions, the full cock will not hold and what is likely a correct brass Est. 500 - 700 tipped ramrod is present. An interesting second contract Starr musket 2002 Walther PPK S Semi-Auto Pistol with some period alterations, possibly used south of the Mason-Dixon serial #234105S, .380 ACP, 3 1/4” barrel with a bright excellent bore. line during the Civil War. (38783-32) {ANTIQUE} (500/700) The metal surfaces of quality West German-made pistol retain 98 to Est. 500 - 700 near 99% original blue with a bit of light high edge or contact point wear. 2006 Winchester Model 1892 Lever Action Rifle The barrel, slide, and frame are “(crown)/N”-proofed with Ulm 78 date serial #690686, 44 WCF, 19 1/4” shortened octagon barrel with a above the trigger. The pistol has standard sights and the black fair-poor bore which shows only remnants of rifling with pitting its checkered Walther Banner grips rate excellent with crisp points and a full-length. All the metal surfaces are a plum and gray patina and show few light handling marks on their butt. Interarms marked on right front of remnants of very light pitting over all of their surfaces, a few spots may slide and included is a single blued body Walther banner 9mm be characterized as a bit more moderate. The smooth walnut buttstock Kurz-marked finger rest magazine and one blued body seven-round and rifle forend show an old refinish, the butt with repairs to a number of finger rest magazine with chrome follower. (39538-7) {MODERN} cracks or chips from the years. Its fit is a bit loose and there are a few (500/700) runs in the finish, a small chip at the toe with the metal somewhat proud. Est. 500 - 700 The forend is similar with a couple of lengthwise cracks in the metal now 2003 Rheinmetall No. 4 Semi-Automatic Shotgun (Pair) being slightly proud overall. A number of the screw slots show some serial #1282, 16 ga. (2 9/16”), 27 1/2" plain barrel with a fine bore damage and the left nosecap screw is a replacement. The front sight choked modified. The metal surfaces retain about 80% original blue dovetail is very near the muzzle, the sight itself shows a bit of damage finish toning to a brown patina with some faint scratches and spots of and the rear sight is a step-adjustable sight vintage Remington 742/760 light oxidation. The checkered capped pistolgrip walnut stock with raised sight. Barrel and frame exhibit British proofs and the gun seems to cheekpiece rates about very good with light handling marks and a thin 2 function loosely mechanically with a worn half-cock notch on hammer. 1/2" crack at the right of the upper tang, it is tight; the swivel stud hole (39678-36) {MODERN} [Lester Hull Collection] (400/600) has been filled. The forearm is a plain walnut gunsmith replacement still Est. 400 - 600 in a state of initial shaping with a thin crack at the front of forearm in the 2007 Winchester Model 64 Lever Action Short Rifle barrel channel, behind the magazine cap. A good overall condition serial #1147633, 30WCF, 20” barrel with a bright excellent bore. The Rheinmetall shotgun manufactured in the 1920's closely resembling the metal surfaces retain about 98% decent quality reblued finish with a few Auto-5. Rheinmetall Nr. 4 semi-automatic Shotgun serial #2152, 16 ga. sparsely scattered remnants of some very light oxidation beneath and (2 9/16”), 32" plain barrel with a fine bore choked a light full. The metal some rub marks to pewter on the magazine tube and the barrel just surfaces are primarily a plum brown overall, showing some light ahead of the nosecap. The smooth walnut pistolgrip buttstock and oxidation on the left receiver flats, the receiver with two added very tiny forend rate very fine as neatly refinished many years ago showing a few holes just above the breech area. The checkered round knob pistolgrip minor handling marks and light flakes of the finish, the nosecap slightly walnut buttstock rates very good with good original varnish and a few proud of the forend. The original front sight hood is intact, a white bead scattered light handling marks and 1 1/2” chip missing to the left of the insert is in the ramp and there is a Marbles-style folding leaf rear in the upper tang, the grain is very straight and it should be a very easy repair. rear seat. The left side of the receiver has been drilled and tapped for a The checkered walnut forearm rates otherwise very good were it not for Lyman 56 receiver sight which is present. The gun seems to function two lengthy 7” cracks along their bottom edges, as is typical with Auto 5 well mechanically and would be a great “Model 64 Carbine” for the shotguns, these arms no exception; there is a 1” sliver missing from its November woods.