June 25-28, 2018 Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/26/2018
Allen’s patent action shotgun with "Fine Stub Twist" barrels, smooth concave rib, single brass bead and company name, address and patent information on side opening breechblock. Opening the breechblock exposes chambers for loading, and pushing trigger guard down and forward extracts cartridges from chambers. Sides of receiver, breechblock, hammers, trigger guard and tangs engraved with chain link border pattern and a burst of light scroll. Straight grip butt mounted with nicely figured, quarter sawn American walnut checkered in three point pattern. Splinter forearm with single wedge and buttstock with smooth steel buttplate with burst of scroll on top. Barrels retain about 80% of their brown twist pattern visible. Buttstock and forend have been restored long ago, checkering thinned, and retain most of a restored finish with minor repairs and grain separation at toe. Action has turned mostly gun metal grey with no original finish remaining. A fairly scarce gun and an oddity for side by side collectors!
Model
Double Barrel Percussion