Antique Percussion Trade Rifle, .36 caliber, 40-1/2" barrel, maple, brass with patchbox, barrel stamped Diesinger, Philadelphia

January 8, 2015, 1:54 pm

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Part Number: AAN-657
This antique trade rifle is stocked in maple and trimmed in brass furniture. The barrel is stamped Diesinger Phila. on the top flat. The overall architecture and decoration of this rifle is very similar to the Indian Trade rifles produced by another Philadelphia gunmaker, E.K. Tryon circa 1840. Trade rifles were supplied to fur traders, Indian agents, merchants, as well as the U.S. Government.

The .36 caliber barrel is roughly 7/8" octagon with a overall length of 40-1/2". The .36 caliber has a dark bore rifled with a slow twist for a patched round ball. The top flat of the barrel is stamped Diesinger Phila. with additional snowflake decorations around the markings. The barrel has a filled dovetail 7-1/2" ahead of the breech. A flat top rear sight is dovetailed 11-1/2" ahead of the breech. A low brass blade front sight is fitted behind the muzzle.

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Percussion Halfstock Rifle, .36 caliber, 27" Green Mountain barrel, walnut, brass, Ashmore lock

January 23, 2015, 4:16 pm

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Part Number: AAN-673
This attractive percussion half-stock rifle features a .36 caliber 27" straight octagon Green Mountain barrel, walnut stock, Ashmore percussion lock, single trigger, pewter forend cap and brass furniture. The rifle is lightly used with a few small handling marks.

The .36 caliber bore is mostly bright with two pits visible and a rough spot near the breech. Green Mountain Muzzle Loading Rifle 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.

Weight is 5.9 pounds. Trigger reach is 13" to fit today's smaller to averages size shooter..

Antique Double Shotgun, 15 gauge 28" barrels, checkered walnut, front action percussion locks, marked B. Woodward

February 1, 2015, 11:55 pm

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Part Number: AAN-344
This antique double barrel shotgun is marked B. WOODWARD on the locks. This could be the builder, lock maker, or even a importer. The barrels are stamped with English proof marks. Stocked in English walnut, the grain of the walnut stock has a few checks from age. All appear to be purely cosmetic flaws that do not affect the shooting ability of the gun.

The barrels have a brown finish with the wire twist pattern visible. The iron trim and locks have aged to a gray brown. A tiny dent in the forward end of the left barrel is the only such flaw found. The previous user reports that this cosmetic flaw does not affect the pattern. Else it can easily be lifted by a gunsmith skilled at such work.

The original wire twist pattern is visible along the full length of the barrel. The protected bottom of the barrel has alternating gray brown stripes, showing how the barrel was originally finished. The upper rib of the barrel is marked London. The London marking was a mark of quality and was used on guns produced in Birmingham, England to Leige, Belgium. Both 15 gauge barrels measure ..670" at the muzzle. Both barrels have very thin walls, 030" thick. Internally the bores are frosted with scattered pitting. Full original length, the barrels retain the ramrod catch notch in the rib below the muzzle.

Percussion Halfstock Rifle, .36 caliber, 27" Green Mountain barrel, walnut, brass, Ashmore lock

February 5, 2015, 12:44 am

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Part Number: AAN-673
This attractive percussion half-stock rifle features a .36 caliber 27" straight octagon Green Mountain barrel, walnut stock, Ashmore percussion lock, single trigger, pewter forend cap and brass furniture. The rifle is lightly used with a few small handling marks.

The .36 caliber bore is mostly bright with two pits visible and a rough spot near the breech. Green Mountain Muzzle Loading Rifle 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.

Weight is 5.9 pounds. Trigger reach is 13" to fit today's smaller to averages size shooter..

New Englander Rifle, .54 caliber, 26" barrel, walnut, iron, percussion, patridge sights, assembled from a kit, by Thompson Center

February 8, 2015, 1:17 am

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Part Number: AAN-676
This T/C New Englander rifle was assembled from a kit and is offered as a used rifle. The New Englander features a 26" tapered round barrel in 54 caliber, American black walnut stock, percussion lock and blued steel furniture. Many of the screw slots show wear from a improperly fitted screw driver during assembly.

This .54 caliber Thompson Center New Englander Rifle has a 26" tapered round barrel. This barrel is rifled with a 1 in 48" twist, to shoot either patched round ball or a T/C Maxi ball. This rifle is fitted with the square partridge sights which many shooters prefer to the bead sights fitted to later production rifles. The barrel is served by black aluminum ramrod threaded 10-32 for accessories.

The bore is bright and clean. We recommend our #BALL-530 Hornady pure lead .530" round ball, #OX-15-50-D Ox Yoke .015" dry patch, #MINK OIL tallow lubricant, 70 grains of #GOEX-FFg black powder, and a No. 11 percussion cap for best accuracy.

If hunting big game, in thick brush, try our Hornady .54 Great Plains hollow base hollow point lubricated bullet. Increase the powder charge as needed, to achieve best accuracy with this heavier bullet. Recoil will increase, but will not be noticed during the hunt.

Thompson Center Grey Hawk Rifle, .50 caliber, 24" tapred round barrel, percussion, rynite stock, stainless steel, used

February 11, 2015, 2:53 am

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Part Number: AAN-697
This .50 caliber Thompson Center Grey Hawk is used. The rugged Rynite stock shows some light scuffing from normal use. This durable synthetic stock will give years if not decades of service. This nice Thompson Center Grey Hawk is late production, with the factory fitted black rubber recoil pad. The barrel and furniture are stainless steel.

This handy .50 caliber hunting rifle weighs only 7.1 pounds and the trigger reach is 13-1/2". The black rubber recoil pad helps to absorb felt recoil when firing full loads.

Early Hawken Rifle, .54 caliber 35-1/2" barrel, Griffith percussion lock, iron trim, curly maple, used

February 11, 2015, 2:53 am

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Part Number: AAN-760
Lightly used, this fullstock Hawken rifle is in excellent condition, neatly shaped, fitted, and finished. Stocked in curly maple, this hand made percussion Hawken fullstock rifle is trimmed in browned iron furniture. The rifle is assembled with a Griffith Tool Company percussion lock and hooked breech,

The heart of the rifle is it's .54 caliber straight octagon barrel. Measuring 35-1/2" in overall length, including the breech plug, the barrel is 1" straight octagon. The .54 caliber bore is cut 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 our .530" round balls, .018" Ox-Yoke ticking patches, and pure Mink Oil patch grease for accurate shooting. A full buckhorn rear sight is dovetailed 7" from the rear of the hooked breech. A nickel silver blade front sight with copper base is fitted behind the muzzle.

Weighing in at 9.6 pounds the fullstock rifle has a trigger reach of 13-3/4" making the gun well suited for today's average size shooter.

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.

February 11, 2015, 2:53 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.

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Antique Double Shotgun, 9 gauge 33-1/2" Damascus barrels, walnut, iron trim, percussion locks marked E. James & Co.

February 18, 2015, 12:36 pm

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Part Number: AAN-765
This antique double barrel percussion shotgun is stocked in walnut and trimmed in iron furniture. The front action locks are stamped E. James & Co. below the breech. The 33-1/2" Damascus barrels are stamped London Fine Twist on the upper rib of the barrel. E. James and company appears to have been in operation from 1877 to 1914 producing a variety of percussion and breech loading cartridge shotgun models.

The 33-1/2" Damascus barrels have aged to a dark gray. The twist pattern is still visible over the full length of the barrel. The right hand bore measures .790" diameter, the left hand barrel measures .795" diameter at the muzzle. The bores are fair with scattered pitting visible over the length of the bore. We recommend our 9 gauge wads for use with this shotgun. The bottom of the breech end of the barrel is stamped with a 10 gauge marking, Birmingham England proof marks, a UU stamp, and EJ(E or F?)72.

Use only black powder with lead of bismuth shot, never use steel shot in a antique shotgun.

Henry E. Leman Indian Trade Rifle, .45 caliber 30" H&H barrel, maple, traditional iron & brass, percussion lock

February 19, 2015, 12:40 pm

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Part Number: AAM-893
Henry Eicholtz Leman made many rifles during his 53 year career, from 1834 until 1887, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Although Leman made many styles of rifles, perhaps he is best known for his Indian Trade Rifles. This reproduction of Henry Leman's Indian Trade Rifle is stocked in maple and trimmed in mixture of brass and iron furniture, which is quite common on antique H. E. Leman rifles.

The hidden secret of this fine rifle is it's scarce H & H Rifle Barrel, cut rifled in .45 caliber, 1"octagon, made in the USA by Hoppy Hopkins' famous H & H Barrel Company. He was a frequent competitor at the NMLRA National Championship Matches at Friendship, Indiana, during the 1980 - 1990 period.

Fine quality custom made H&H barrels were premium priced, and were a favorite choice of the best gun makers during that period. This barrel has a mirror bright bore rifled with seven lands and wide grooves with a slow twist ideal for patched round ball.

Underhammer Pistol, .50 caliber, 6" barrel detachable skeleton shoulder stock, starter with palm saver

February 19, 2015, 12:40 pm

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Part Number: AAN-748
Constructed by Hopkins & Allen Arms the unique underhammer pistol is offered as a lightly used gun. Notice the curved trigger, which has excellent trigger geometry, and smooth trigger release. The large trigger bow acts as the mainspring for the hammer. This underhammer pistol requires only a standard 1/4-28 nipple, our #RST-S. The pistol has been refinished to a even brown matte tone.

Overall barrel length is 12" but the tube is divided in half, with 6" of barrel length forward and the rear 6" housing the internals of the underhammer action. The bore is .50 caliber cut rifled and is bright and clean.

The pistol includes a skeleton stock that fits to a dovetail slot in the bottom of the grip. The shoulder stock is secured with a knurled brass knob with a threaded steel shank. The pistol also includes a pistol loading rod with palm saver.

Halfstock Plains Rifle, .45 caliber, 36-1/2" barrel, C.V.A. percussion lock, walnut, brass, used

February 26, 2015, 2:16 pm

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Part Number: AAN-202
This mid 19th century style halfstock plains rifle is stocked in walnut, trimmed in brass furniture, and fitted with a poured pewter forend cap. The Connecticut Valley Arms Maslin style percussion lock is fitted to a straight octagon barrel fitted with a breech plug with a snail bolster.

The rifle is assembled around a .45 caliber straight octagon barrel. The barrel is a metric size just over 7/8" straight octagon in size. The .45 caliber bore is rifled with seven lands and grooves with a slow twist for a tightly patched round ball. The bore is bright with a few minor speckles along the edges of the grooves. The barrel is fitted with a green fiber optic front sight and tall semi-buck horn rear sight dovetailed 5-1/2" ahead of the breechplug.

Early Hawken Rifle, .54 caliber 35-1/2" barrel, Griffith percussion lock, iron trim, curly maple, used

February 27, 2015, 2:45 pm

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Part Number: AAN-760
Lightly used, this fullstock Hawken rifle is in excellent condition, neatly shaped, fitted, and finished. Stocked in curly maple, this hand made percussion Hawken fullstock rifle is trimmed in browned iron furniture. The rifle is assembled with a Griffith Tool Company percussion lock and hooked breech,

The heart of the rifle is it's .54 caliber straight octagon barrel. Measuring 35-1/2" in overall length, including the breech plug, the barrel is 1" straight octagon. The .54 caliber bore is cut 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 our .530" round balls, .018" Ox-Yoke ticking patches, and pure Mink Oil patch grease for accurate shooting. A full buckhorn rear sight is dovetailed 7" from the rear of the hooked breech. A nickel silver blade front sight with copper base is fitted behind the muzzle.

Weighing in at 9.6 pounds the fullstock rifle has a trigger reach of 13-3/4" making the gun well suited for today's average size shooter.

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.

March 15, 2015, 7:40 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.

Antique Double Shotgun, 9 gauge 33-1/2" Damascus barrels, walnut, iron trim, percussion locks marked E. James & Co.

March 15, 2015, 7:40 am

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Part Number: AAN-765
This antique double barrel percussion shotgun is stocked in walnut and trimmed in iron furniture. The front action locks are stamped E. James & Co. below the breech. The 33-1/2" Damascus barrels are stamped London Fine Twist on the upper rib of the barrel. E. James and company appears to have been in operation from 1877 to 1914 producing a variety of percussion and breech loading cartridge shotgun models.

The 33-1/2" Damascus barrels have aged to a dark gray. The twist pattern is still visible over the full length of the barrel. The right hand bore measures .790" diameter, the left hand barrel measures .795" diameter at the muzzle. The bores are fair with scattered pitting visible over the length of the bore. We recommend our 9 gauge wads for use with this shotgun. The bottom of the breech end of the barrel is stamped with a 10 gauge marking, Birmingham England proof marks, a UU stamp, and EJ(E or F?)72.

Use only black powder with lead of bismuth shot, never use steel shot in a antique shotgun.

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Early Hawken Rifle .54 caliber 36" barrel, L&R percussion lock, curly maple fullstock, iron trim, iron patchbox, by Leonard Day

March 30, 2015, 8:39 am

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Part Number: AAN-767
This fullstock St. Louis Plains rifle is stocked in figured maple and trimmed in traditional iron furniture with a fancy patchbox patterned from a antique Hawken rifle. The straight octagon barrel is pinned to the stock and has a snail breech mated to a circa 1840 era style L&R Lock Company percussion lock. Hand assembled by contemporary builder Leonard Day.

The .54 caliber straight octagon barrel is 36" from the muzzle to the breech. The barrel is just under 1" octagon across the flats. Finished to a dark brown, the barrel is a nice compliment to the curly maple stock with it's subtle golden undertone. The .54 caliber bore is bright and clean, cut rifled with six lands and radius grooves with a 1 in 56" twist for a tightly patched round ball. We recommend our, #BALL-530, .530" round balls, #OX-18-50-D, .018" Ox-Yoke ticking patches, and pure #MINK-OIL patch grease for accurate shooting.

The barrel is fitted with a nickel silver blade front sight with a brass base. The rear sight is a Rocky Mountain style step adjustable rear sight with a five step riser to adjust elevation. The buck horn is positioned 6-1/2" ahead of the breech.

Weighing in at 9.4 pounds the fullstock rifle has a trigger reach of 13-5/8" making the gun well suited for today's average size shooter.

H. E. Leman Underhammer Buggy Pistol, .40 caliber 13", percussion, walnut, holster, by Rodney Olsen

April 6, 2015, 9:23 am

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Part Number: AAN-772
This reproduction H.E. Leman underhammer Buggy Pistol features a 13" octagon-to-round barrel, rifled in 40 caliber, with walnut grip and brass mountings.

It includes a leather holster with shoulder strap and a wooden loading rod.

T/C Renegade Rifle, .50 caliber 26" barrel, percussion, walnut, iron, neatly hand finished kit

April 7, 2015, 9:47 am

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Part Number: AAN-824
This used Thompson Center RENEGADE .50 caliber percussion rifle was nicely hand finished from a kit. The rifle is used and has a few dents and scratches in the stock, and wear on the barrel bluing. The lock is in proper working order and the bore is in excellent condition, well maintained.

The .50 caliber, 1" octagon barrel is 26" in length. The bore is bright, and appears to be as-new. The barrel is fitted blued steel bead front sight and an adjustable rear sight.

New England Underhammer Rifle .62 caliber, 36" Colerain tapered barrel, curly maple with pistol grip, shotgun buttplate, new, unfired, by Scott Coy

April 14, 2015, 12:16 pm

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Part Number: AAN-825
Produced in the style of those underhammer rifles popular in New York and New England, this lovely piece has been neatly fitted and finished. Stocked in fancy maple the butt is shaped with a pistol grip and fitted with a shotgun buttplate. The heart of the rifle is a .62 caliber by 36" tapered octagon Colerain barrel. The Colerain barrel and Numrich action are finished to a dark matte brown. Assembled and finished by contemporary builder Scott Coy

The Colerain tapered octagon barrel is 36" long. The cut rifled .62 caliber bore is in perfect condition, bright and clean with a 1 in 66" twist for a tightly patched round ball. We recommend our .610" pure lead round balls, .018" patches, and Mink Oil tallow patch lubricant

Colerain rifle barrels are a favorite choice of today's best muzzle loading gun makers, because knowledgeable shooters demand Colerain's accuracy, inside and outside. Colerain rifle barrels are drilled from solid steel, cut rifled with six “round bottom" grooves. Called “radius groove rifling", Colerain eliminates the sharp inside corner that accumulates fouling. Founded by two entrepreneurs, Scott Keller and Scott Kelly were tutored by Bob Paris, the famous rifle barrel maker who was first to perfect the technique for production of correct swamped barrels.

Jaeger Rifle .54 caliber, 31" swamped octagon barrel, Siler percussion lock, walnut, brass trim, by Don Kammerer

April 14, 2015, 12:16 pm

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Part Number: AAN-861
This handy percussion Jaeger rifle was constructed and is signed by the late contemporary gun builder Don Kammerer. Stocked in walnut the rifle is trimmed with burnished brass furniture, all of which has aged to a mellow patina. This rifle is used with some marks on the stock, wear in the brown finish, and pitting in the bore.

The .54 caliber Getz swamped octagon barrel is 31" length, cut rifled with seven deep radius grooves and a slow twist for use with a patched round ball. Radius groove rifling eliminates the square inside corner that accumulates fouling , making the bore much easier to clean. Either through storage in humid area or improper cleaning the bore on this rifle is no longer perfect. All the rifling grooves display pitting from about 2" to 6" behind the muzzle.

The barrel has a hand engraved border at the end of the breech. The top flat is hand engraved Don Kammerer in Gothic script. The flat top rear sight is dovetailed 9-1/4" ahead of the breech. The rear sight is shaped with a feather finial. The front sight is a nickel silver blade with a brass base. This front sight is a latter addition to the rifle, and is currently fitted backwards. Installation of this sight has scuffed the brown finish on the barrel. A Don Kammerer "Bright and Clear" front sight is included with the mounting instructions. This sight has a steel base with a translucent orange blade to collect light.

Weighing just 7.8 pounds the rifle has a trigger reach of 14" and is well suited for today's average size shooter.