GUN FALL 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, October 5, 2015.
RARE WINCHESTER CLASS B DAMASCUS DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN.WINCHESTER1879138012 GACal. 12ga. Very rare shotgun with 30" Damascus bbls that have rib that has single silver bead and dolls head rib extension. The rib is marked with the Winchester name & address and ”(CLASS B)”. Receiver, lockplates & hammers are nicely engraved with about 50-60% coverage foliate arabesque patterns. Trigger-bow & opening lever are engraved to match. Mounted with straight grain walnut which includes checkered splintered forearm & Prince of Wales rnd knob stock and smooth steel buttplate. It is generally reported that there may have been as many as 10000 of these shotguns sold by Winchester 1879-1884. They were produced in 5 grades, 10 & 12 ga and 30 & 32" bbls. Winchester apparently contracted for these shotguns with a variety of English gunmakers. The Class B guns, represented here are middle grade. CONDITION: Good to very good (no disassembly was effected to check for matching numbers). Bbls retain most of a re-browning. Receiver & lock plates retain traced of case colors in the sheltered areas with the balance turned silver. Wood has a repair through the wrist and retains about all of a restored finish. Mechanics are fine. Bores are bright with moderate pitting. 48568-8 JR (2,000-4,000)