Beretta Style Over Under Shotgun, 12 gauge 30" barrels, walnut, color case hardened steel, percussion, used, by ASM - Armi San Marco, Italy

April 15, 2015, 12:30 pm

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Part Number: AAN-899
Beretta's 1980 Commemorative over / under 12 gauge percussion shotgun was also offered under the A.S.M. Armi San Marco, name. This over/under percussion shotgun features 12 gauge barrels, back action percussion locks, stocked in fine grain European walnut and trimmed in color case hardened iron furniture.

Armi San Marco offered both a factory finished and a kit version of this shotgun. This shotgun was factory finished. It appears to have seen little use with very few marks on the stock, or blue finish from use. The breeches are still fitted with the factory blued steel nipples.

Trigger reach is 14-1/4" to fit today's average to taller than average size shooter. Weight is 7.2 pounds.

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Thompson Center Hawken Rifle, .50 caliber, 28" barrel, percussion, walnut, brass trim, used, missing one ramrod pipe

April 18, 2015, 12:57 pm

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Part Number: AAN-932
This used .50 caliber Thompson Center Hawken percussion rifle is ready to shoot. This factory finished rifle is stocked in American black walnut with brass furniture, and blued 28" straight octagon barrel. The stock has very few handling marks and appears near new. The brass has started to develop a mellow patina. The blue finish on the barrel has a few bright scuffs near the muzzle. The forward most ramrod pipe is missing and a partially drilled out mounting screw is visible in mounting location. Although the single ramrod pipe is positioned well behind the muzzle the ramrod is held securely in place, and it should be more than adequate for use. A sturdy Delrin ramrod is fitted to the rifle.

Weight is 8.5 pounds, and with a trigger reach of 14-1/4", the rifle is perfectly setup for today's average sized shooter.

H. E. Leman Plains Rifle, .45 caliber 31" Green Mountain barrel, brass, curly maple, L&R percussion lock, used

April 21, 2015, 1:12 pm

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Part Number: AAN-999
This half stock plains rifle has a mid 19th century appearance with the buttplate and triggerguard patterned after rifles by H.E. Leman. Henry Eicholtz Leman built his original Indian Trade Rifles, circa 1840 to 1880, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He also spelled his name "Lehman" early in his career. This half stock rifle is stocked in maple, with brass furniture. The 31" straight octagon Green Mountain barrel and L&R English style percussion lock are finished to a smooth dark brown. The barrel is marked Hunter's Trail TSW

The Green Mountain cut rifled barrel measures a full 31" by 1" octagon. Rifled with eight lands and grooves with a 1 in 48" twist for patched round ball. Green Mountain barrels are machined from high quality American made bar stock, A.I.S.I. 1137 modified, stress relieved, annealed, certified rifle barrel quality steel. All barrels are drilled from solid stock, reamed to a high degree of smoothness, then optically checked for straightness. Very close tolerances are maintained. We recommend our .440" pure lead round ball, patched with .017" Ox-Yoke ticking, lubricated with our Mink Oil patch grease, or other animal fat lubricant, if you require best accuracy.

Antique Pattern 1856 Enfield Cavalry Carbine, .58 caliber, 20" barrel, percussion, walnut, brass trim, captured ramrod

April 22, 2015, 1:36 pm

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Part Number: AAN-930
The Pattern 1856 Enfield Cavalry carbine was imported in small numbers by the Union, while large numbers were brought in by blockade runners for the Confederacy in the later half of the war. The walnut stock has many handling marks, dents, and dings. The 1860 dated percussion lock and barrel have been scrubbed bright. The steel ramrod is mounted with a yoke and swivel arms to prevent loss while on horseback. The side panel is fitted with a sling bar and ring.

The steel ramrod has a large palm saver end for ease of use when cleaning or ramming balls. The opposite end is flared slightly, but not enough to capture it properly in the swivel yoke. The ramrod fits snugly and needs some encouragement when retrieving or installing.

Early Percussion Fowling Gun, 20 gauge, 35" octagon-to-round barrel, walnut, brass, Birmingham England proof marks

April 25, 2015, 2:21 pm

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Part Number: AAK-877
Stocked in European walnut, this antique single barrel fowler is unmarked, unsigned with only Birmingham view and proof marks on the left flat of the breech. The walnut stock has some have some drying cracks along the right hand edge of the barrel channel and some wood missing along the left. It has a wide, flat hammer, indicating the lock plate and hammer date from the 1830-40 period. The long comb on the butt plate, retained with a pin through the stock, is also typical of earlier guns.

The 20 gauge barrel is tapered octagon-to-round. The tapered breech is 12-1/2" with a single wedding band to round. The barrel is fitted with a bead front sight. The barrel has extremely thick walls for a antique with the thinnest area .075" thick at the muzzle. As with most antiques the muzzle displays significant run-out.

Trigger reach is 14" to fit today's shooter, and the weight is a light 6.3 pounds.

Model 1858 Enfield Rifled Musket, .58 caliber, 33" barrel, walnut, brass, two band, excellent condition, by Parker Hale, Birmingham, England

May 2, 2015, 3:19 pm

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Part Number: AAN-876
This Parker Hale replica 1858 Enfield .58 caliber two band musket was manufactured in England, current reproductions of this rifle are made in Italy. Designed to shoot our a .577 caliber Pritchard style Minie bullet, #BALL-57-MINIE, from the popular #LYMAN-577-611 bullet mold. This replica rifled musket is in excellent used condition with only a few small handling marks on the stock.

The Enfield rifled musket, and the special hollow base Minie bullet that allowed quick reloading, achieved fine accuracy, and much longer range than the round ball muskets of an earlier generation. The rear sight is calibrated and marked in 100 yard increments, up to 1100 yards.

Unlike U. S. Springfield muskets, the Enfield musket is trimmed in brass. Stocked in walnut, the stock has a rich dark brown color.

The tapered round 33" barrel, including the breechplug, is rifled with narrow lands and wide grooves, exactly like the original musket. Nicely polished and blued, the blue black finish is near perfect, with only a few small marks typical of use and cleaning.

Enfield muskets were imported and issued by both the North and the South. The Confederacy purchased Enfield muskets from neutral England, and brought them into the south, at great risk, aboard the blockade runners.

Antique Pattern 1856 Enfield Cavalry Carbine, .58 caliber, 20" barrel, percussion, walnut, brass trim, captured ramrod

May 5, 2015, 3:56 pm

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Part Number: AAN-930
The Pattern 1856 Enfield Cavalry carbine was imported in small numbers by the Union, while large numbers were brought in by blockade runners for the Confederacy in the later half of the war. The walnut stock has many handling marks, dents, and dings. The 1860 dated percussion lock and barrel have been scrubbed bright. The steel ramrod is mounted with a yoke and swivel arms to prevent loss while on horseback. The side panel is fitted with a sling bar and ring.

The steel ramrod has a large palm saver end for ease of use when cleaning or ramming balls. The opposite end is flared slightly, but not enough to capture it properly in the swivel yoke. The ramrod fits snugly and needs some encouragement when retrieving or installing.

H. E. Leman Plains Rifle, .45 caliber 31" Green Mountain barrel, brass, curly maple, L&R percussion lock, used

May 12, 2015, 6:12 pm

≫ Next: Santa Fe Hawken Rifle, .50 caliber, 32" barrel, walnut, traditional iron trim, aged patina, used, from a kit by Aldo Uberti

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Part Number: AAN-999
This half stock plains rifle has a mid 19th century appearance with the buttplate and triggerguard patterned after rifles by H.E. Leman. Henry Eicholtz Leman built his original Indian Trade Rifles, circa 1840 to 1880, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He also spelled his name "Lehman" early in his career. This half stock rifle is stocked in maple, with brass furniture. The 31" straight octagon Green Mountain barrel and L&R English style percussion lock are finished to a smooth dark brown. The barrel is marked Hunter's Trail TSW

The Green Mountain cut rifled barrel measures a full 31" by 1" octagon. Rifled with eight lands and grooves with a 1 in 48" twist for patched round ball. Green Mountain barrels are machined from high quality American made bar stock, A.I.S.I. 1137 modified, stress relieved, annealed, certified rifle barrel quality steel. All barrels are drilled from solid stock, reamed to a high degree of smoothness, then optically checked for straightness. Very close tolerances are maintained. We recommend our .440" pure lead round ball, patched with .017" Ox-Yoke ticking, lubricated with our Mink Oil patch grease, or other animal fat lubricant, if you require best accuracy.

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Santa Fe Hawken Rifle, .50 caliber, 32" barrel, walnut, traditional iron trim, aged patina, used, from a kit by Aldo Uberti

May 12, 2015, 6:12 pm

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Part Number: AAO-000
Used, this percussion Santa Fe Hawken half-stock rifle was assembled from a kit by Aldo Uberti & Co. This percussion Plains rifle is stocked in dark stained walnut and is trimmed in iron furniture with nickel silver accents. The rifle is used with a few handling marks on the stock, and brown patina finish on the lock, barrel, and furniture.

The barrel measures 32" in length and has a speckled gray brown finish. The .50 caliber bore is bright rifled with eight lands and grooves with a slow twist for a tightly patched round ball. The bore is bright and has been well maintained. We recommend using a .490" cast round ball, #BALL-490, combined with a .015" dry patch, #OX-15-50-D, lubed with our best patch lubricant, #MINK-OIL. This combination should result in good accurate shooting.

Antique U. S. Model 1817 Common Rifle, reamed to .55 caliber smoothbore, 36" barrel, walnut, converted to percussion, 1841 dated lock

May 13, 2015, 7:16 pm

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Part Number: AAK-450
This original antique U. S. Model 1817 Common Rifle has a 1841 date on the lock plate and breech plug tang. The U. S. Model 1817 was designed with a 36" length .54 caliber rifled barrel, and a bit more drop in the stock than the earlier U. S. Model 1814 Common Rifle. Notice the three iron barrel bands, and round faced lock with brass pan, very similar in design to the more frequently encountered U. S. Model 1816 Musket. Pattern rifles were made at Harper's Ferry Arsenal, then delivered to four contractors: Henry Deringer (sometimes spelled Derringer), Johnson, North, and Starr. This rifle appears to have been manufactured by Starr.

This antique rifle has been converted to percussion with a drum and nipple. The once rifled barrel has been reamed to .55 caliber smoothbore. The walnut stock is in good condition with visible cartouche marks on the sideplate.

1863 Shiloh Sharps Sporting Rifle, .54 caliber, 32"octagon-to-round barrel, fancy walnut with checkered pistol grip and forearm, tang sight, used, by Shiloh Sharps

May 13, 2015, 7:16 pm

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Part Number: AAN-658
This .54 caliber percussion Sharps Sporting Rifle rifle was manufactured by Shiloh Sharps, Big Timber, Montana. This breech loading percussion .54 caliber rifle features a 32" octagon-to-round barrel, fancy walnut buttstock with a hard rubber buttplate. The pistol grip and schnabel forend are neatly hand checkered. This percussion rifle is assemble with the tight inleting and neat finish typical of Shiloh Sharps rifles.

Lightly used, this rifle has the factory finish, with few if any noticeable handling marks. The American black walnut stock has some attractive figure in the buttstock, the action is color case hardened. The barrel is finished to a deep matte blue color. The barrel is fitted with a blade front sight, step adjustable rear sight, the tang has a Sporting rifle tang sight for longer range shooting.

Roll your own paper cartridges, or load this rifle with loose powder after inserting a lubricated bullet. This rifle also includes four brass cartridge cases.

Santa Fe Hawken Rifle, .50 caliber, 32" barrel, walnut, traditional iron trim, aged patina, used, from a kit by Aldo Uberti

May 16, 2015, 7:43 pm

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Part Number: AAO-000
Used, this percussion Santa Fe Hawken half-stock rifle was assembled from a kit by Aldo Uberti & Co. This percussion Plains rifle is stocked in dark stained walnut and is trimmed in iron furniture with nickel silver accents. The rifle is used with a few handling marks on the stock, and brown patina finish on the lock, barrel, and furniture.

The barrel measures 32" in length and has a speckled gray brown finish. The .50 caliber bore is bright rifled with eight lands and grooves with a slow twist for a tightly patched round ball. The bore is bright and has been well maintained. We recommend using a .490" cast round ball, #BALL-490, combined with a .015" dry patch, #OX-15-50-D, lubed with our best patch lubricant, #MINK-OIL. This combination should result in good accurate shooting.

Beretta Style Over Under Shotgun, 12 gauge 30" barrels, walnut, color case hardened steel, percussion, used, by ASM - Armi San Marco, Italy

May 19, 2015, 8:02 pm

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Part Number: AAN-899
Beretta's 1980 Commemorative over / under 12 gauge percussion shotgun was also offered under the A.S.M. Armi San Marco, name. This over/under percussion shotgun features 12 gauge barrels, back action percussion locks, stocked in fine grain European walnut and trimmed in color case hardened iron furniture.

Armi San Marco offered both a factory finished and a kit version of this shotgun. This shotgun was factory finished. It appears to have seen little use with very few marks on the stock, or blue finish from use. The breeches are still fitted with the factory blued steel nipples.

Trigger reach is 14-1/4" to fit today's average to taller than average size shooter. Weight is 7.2 pounds.

Fine Left Percussion Target Rifle, .40 caliber 36" barrel, fancy curly walnut, nickel silver trim, fine fit and finish, by the famous John P. Allen

May 20, 2015, 8:42 pm

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Part Number: AAP-003
Assembled by contemporary gunmaker John Allen, this fine quality left hand target rifle has mid nineteenth century styling with a percussion snail breech, modestly curved buttplate, and scroll grip triggerguard. The rifle is stocked in very curly black walnut, and trimmed in nickel silver furniture. The R.E. Davis percussion lock, and double set triggers, and moderate caliber make a ideal off hand target rifle.

Best quality parts include a 36" by 15/16" straight octagon .40 caliber barrel. The bore .40 caliber bore is cut rifled with seven lands and grooves with a slow twist for a tightly patched round ball. We recommend our .395" pure lead round ball, patched with .017" Ox-Yoke ticking, lubricated with Mink Oil grease, or other animal fat lubricant for best accuracy. The top flat of the barrel is signed J.P. Allen.

Plains Pistol, .50 caliber, 9" barrel, walnut, brass trim, blued belt hook, bright bore, used, by Lyman

June 4, 2015, 10:25 pm

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Part Number: AAP-019
Stocked in walnut, with blued octagon barrel, color hardened percussion lock, and brass triggerguard, this Plains Pistol has the classic 1830 era bag butt architecture. This is a very comfortable grip, large enough for man sized hands, with enough drop and curve to make aiming as instinctive as pointing your finger.

Rifled with six equal lands and grooves, the .50 caliber bore is clean and the rifling appears sharp, in perfect condition. A flat top rear sight and square patridge style front sight are fitted. The top flat of the barrel is marked - LYMAN - MIDDLEFIELD - CONN -. The barrel blue has a few scattered brown speckles and handlng marks.

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Sharps Model 1863 Business Rifle, .54 caliber, 29" tapered round barrel, percussion, walnut, iron furniture, used, by I.A.B.

June 7, 2015, 11:03 pm

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Part Number: AAP-060
Used, this 1863 Sharps Business Rifle has a few scattered handling marks on the stock. This .54 caliber percussion rifle has a tapered octagon 29" barrel. The rifle is stocked in walnut with some attractive figure along the toe of the straight grip buttstock. The action is color case hardened and the barrel is finished to a dark blue.

The tapered round barrel is 29" length, with a smooth blue finish. The front sight is a steel blade while the rear is a standard military ladder style sight. The .54 caliber barrel has seven lands and grooves. The correct Sharps tie-base bullet mold, for combustible paper cartridges, is available from NEI, Dixie Gun Works, and others. Many shooters prefer our Hornady Great Plains bullet, with a charge of FFg powder from our Model 1855 Zouave Peace flask. This breech loading gun is very easy to load. Simply insert the bullet into the chamber, add a charge of powder, close the breech, and place a musket cap on the nipple.

Antique Fowling Gun, 11 gauge 31" twist barrel, percussion back action lock, English walnut, iron trim, by W. Chance & Son, Makers, London

June 8, 2015, 11:17 pm

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Part Number: AAI-463
This antique single barrel shotgun is stocked in English walnut, with checkered wrist. The 31" 11 gauge barrel is marked Real Twist on the breech end of the barrel. The iron furniture is accented with nickel silver escutcheons around the wedge key. The back action lock is marked W. Chance & Son, who we believe to be the same makers that supplied Trade Guns from the 1830's to mid 1850's.

The 11 gauge barrels are 31" including the breech. The barrel is octagon for 5" with a sixteen flat transition to a single wedding band at 9-1/2". The muzzle end of the barrel is fitted with a small bead front sight and silver arrow pointing at the muzzle. The bore is dark and pitted. The barrel is served by the original tapered ramrod, the hidden end is missing the cover for the worm, which is still attached.

Sharps Model 1863 Business Rifle, .54 caliber, 29" tapered round barrel, percussion, walnut, iron furniture, used, by I.A.B.

June 16, 2015, 12:02 am

≫ Next: Wesley Richards Monkey-Tail Match or Prize Rifle, caliber .451", 39" barrel, three bands, walnut, iron furniture, ladder sight, lock dated 1863, by Wesley Richards & Co.

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Part Number: AAP-060
Used, this 1863 Sharps Business Rifle has a few scattered handling marks on the stock. This .54 caliber percussion rifle has a tapered octagon 29" barrel. The rifle is stocked in walnut with some attractive figure along the toe of the straight grip buttstock. The action is color case hardened and the barrel is finished to a dark blue.

The tapered round barrel is 29" length, with a smooth blue finish. The front sight is a steel blade while the rear is a standard military ladder style sight. The .54 caliber barrel has seven lands and grooves. The correct Sharps tie-base bullet mold, for combustible paper cartridges, is available from NEI, Dixie Gun Works, and others. Many shooters prefer our Hornady Great Plains bullet, with a charge of FFg powder from our Model 1855 Zouave Peace flask. This breech loading gun is very easy to load. Simply insert the bullet into the chamber, add a charge of powder, close the breech, and place a musket cap on the nipple.

Wesley Richards Monkey-Tail Match or Prize Rifle, caliber .451", 39" barrel, three bands, walnut, iron furniture, ladder sight, lock dated 1863, by Wesley Richards & Co.

June 23, 2015, 12:54 am

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Part Number: AAN-764
This is a fine example of a Westley Richards Monkey Tail Military Match or Prize Rifle. The Westley Richards Company started in 1812 and is still in business today manufacturing fine sporting arms. The Westley Richards held a patent circa 1858 for a breechloading design that could be applied to muzzleloading cap lock design. The design is often referred to as a "Monkey-Tail" due to the shape of the lever used to expose the breech end to insert a paper cartridge.

The rifle has a overall appearance similar to a Enfield Model 1858 Rifled Musket with three barrel bands. The vast majority of the "monkey tail" rifles produced were carbines or shorter 33" barreled rifles. Approximately 1500 match or prize rifles were produced with either a 36" or a very few with a 39" barrel. The match rifles were serial numbered in sequence and this rifle has a 1863 date on the lock plate, 1425 serial number on the breech and lever, .451" caliber by 39" barrel, and other makers markings that conform to this style of rifle.

The military match and prize monkey tail rifles were the pre-eminent breech loaders at the Woolrich competitions started in 1860. Monkey tails remained victorious until the breech loading rules were changed in 1886 to only permit primed cartridges whereupon Westley Richards pressed the advantages of the Martini Henry rifle.

The 39" tapered barrel is rifled with a .451" diameter bore with a 1 in 20" twist with Whitworth style rifling. The bore is bright in excellent condition. The early rifles are noted as having a .4505/ .480 land and groove depth. The later rifles are noted as having a .451/.483" groove depth for the bore riding bullet that had been developed. This rifle has the breech end of the barrel stamped with both a .451 and 483" marking conforming with the dimensions of later production rifles.

Edward K. Tryon ~ Philadelphia Target Rifle, .45 caliber fast twist, 32" barrel, back action percussion lock, browned iron, walnut, globe & tang sight, used, by Davide Pedersoli

June 23, 2015, 12:54 am

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Part Number: AAP-062
Made in the Philadelphia style of Edward K. Tryon and his competitors in the East. This rifle has a modest caliber with a globe front sight and tang mounted peep sight making it a ideal choice for target shooting. Used, this rifle has some handling marks on the stock and wear in the brown finish on the furniture. Manufactured by Davide Pedersoli & Company of Italy.

This rifle features a .45 caliber 32" browned octagon barrel with a patent hooked breech to allow the barrel to be easily dismounted for cleaning. The .45 caliber bore has a 1 in 21" twist for a conical bullet. The bore is bright and has been well maintained.

The rifle includes:A brass cleaning jag with 10-32 threadsWrench to adjust sightA total of six inserts for the Lyman 17 globe sight