GUN SPRING 2016
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/14/2016
HUGE TRUE FOUR BORE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERFOWLER BY ALEXANDER MCCOMAS OF BALTIMORE. ALEXANDER MCCOMAS PERC WATERFOWLER 2066 4 BORE Cal. 4 bore. (1.03 Bore diameter) 39-1/2" Tapered Damascus bbl of ovate form with top file concave is engraved "Alexander McComas 51 S. Calvert St. Baltimore" (working 1843 - 1870) at breech end. Bbl is fitted with typical under rib with plain pipes holding orig hickory (?) ramrod with large tulip brass head and tail, with worm under cap. Patent breech with vented platinum blow-out is engraved with flushing duck on top. Breech iron with integral fence is nicely scroll engraved. Large lock fitted with tall flat faced serpentine hammer is engraved with well cut sprays of open scroll, and "A. McComas". Trigger plate has stylized pineapple finial, and steel trigger guard has SN at grip. Dense walnut stock, possibly American, measures 14-1/8" over steel buttplate with long top spur, and has coarsely cut point pattern checkering at grip. Fore piece has horn cap and nicely filed thimble. Stock attaches to bbl with two side nails through oval steel escutcheons. Weight: 16 lbs. 4 oz. PROVENANCE: Paul Tudor Jones II Collection. CONDITION: Good, original as found. Metal parts show usual ravages of exposure of salty, wet environment. Bbl is dark brown patina with considerable pitting, deepest on right side of bbl and toward muzzle. All other iron parts are dark brown with light pitting. Stock retains over 80% of its orig varnish finish, with numerous small marks, knocks, and scrapes. Wrist is partially cracked from behind trigger guard bow into butt, and there is a 6" stress crack on right center of butt running from plate into stock. Top rear bead around lockplate has crack with old repair. Bore is very fine, mostly shiny, a bit frosted toward muzzle. Lock is crisp. A lovely old market gun. 49941-37 MGM191 (5,000-6,000)