GUN FALL 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, October 5, 2015.
SCARCE REMINGTON CANE GUN WITH LARGE CURVED HANDLE. Remington CANE GUN 1146 32 RF SMOOTH BORE Cal. 32 RF Smooth Bore. Made of brown gutta percha 36-1/4" overall length with long handle shaft and metal tip with reeded band. It has 5/16" nickel silver band at the transition between handle & shaft. Trigger button is domed with concentric rings. Handle is unscrewed from the main shaft for loading or unloading and once reassembled the handle is pulled to cock the striker and raise the rear sight in preparation for firing. To decock the striker one simply presses the sight which relieves striker spring tension and the shaft can be closed. There were only about 1800 of these rare cartridge cane guns produced 1866-1888 in two calibers and at least four handle styles. Completely orig examples without repairs are extremely rare. PROVENANCE: The Elliott Burka Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching with SNs visible on handle shaft, main shaft and metal tip. No other markings are visible. Handle and handle shaft are a dark chocolate color while the main shaft is a light chocolate color. Metal tip is brown patina. Mechanics are fine, lightly pitted bore. 48130-126 JR (3,000-5,000)