GUN SPRING 2016
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/14/2016
GUSTAVE YOUNG ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1855 HALF STOCK SPORTING RIFLE WITH BAYONET LUG. COLT 1855 3011 .44 Cal .44 Percussion, 31-1/4" round bbl with oct breech. Blue and case colored finish, straight grained American walnut stocks with carbine buttplate. Engraving is on the breech end of the bbl and the receiver. Cyl and hammer are also engraved. Trigger guard and buttplate also show engraving. Engraving is open scroll style with no punch-dot background. Fore end has an engraved German silver cap. Loading lever is knurled. Bbl has a German silver blade front-sight and a folding rear sight. Rear sight also has engraving accents. Bbl mounts a bayonet lug about 4" from the muzzle. There is a orig wooden cleaning rod with brass tip under the bbl. Receiver has standard Colt address stamped on the top. SN is stamped on the bottom of receiver in front of trigger guard. Cyl has "Patent September 10, 1850" stamped in one flute. Buttstock is unmarked. Fore-end is unmarked. Fore-end is attached by a wedge. SN is stamped on bottom of bbl under fore-end. PROVENANCE: The Estate of G. W. "Bill" Stewart of Sonora, Texas. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl is an even gray brown patina overall with high-point wear and some roughness at the muzzle. Sights are very good. Engraving is sharp. Receiver is a silver gray patina overall with sharp engraving and clear Colt address mark, which is somewhat deteriorated toward forward end. Hammer is a plumb brown patina. Trigger guard is a dark brown patina with some roughness. Lower tang shows traces of blue in protected areas. Cyl is a dark brown patina with sharp engraving and marks. Cyl is somewhat battered over one chamber. Stocks are very good and full size with only minor handling marks overall. Buttplate is a gray brown patina with considerable roughness at the heal and the toe. Buttplate screws appear to be replacements. Fore-end is good with some dark stains. Ramrod is good with some dark stains. A very unique Model 1855 Sporting Rifle with Bayonet Lug and Carbine Butt. 49973-164 TEP (5,800-6,800)