GUN FALL 2016
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 4, 2016.
SPECTACULAR STARR MODEL 1817 COMMON RIFLE IN NEAR NEW CONDITION WITH ACCESSORIES. N. STARR 1817 COMMON RIFLE NSN 54 Cal. 54. contract rifle with 36" rnd bbl, square base front sight/bayonet lug with fixed rear sight. Bbl at breech "US / P / JN"(John Newbury) proof marks and tang is dated "1824". Lockplate is marked in front of hammer with a small "U.S. / NSTARR" and back is marked vertically with date "1824" and "MIDN CON." in an arc behind hammer. Mounted with a 1-pc walnut stock with iron furniture having three bands and a brass tipped iron ramrod. Right side of stock has the unusual oval iron hinged-lid patchbox with a nearly flat musket style buttplate. Trigger guard is the usual type for this model with protruding tang toward bottom end to which is attached a sling swivel with a corresponding swivel on middle band. Sling swivels contain an exceptionally fine & rare, orig, buff leather sling. Stock is inspected with oval cartouche opposite lock "JW" (Joseph Weatherhead). There are also small "W" inspector marks on bbl breech, also for U.S. Inspector Weatherhead. Accompanied by accessories that would have been issued to a rifleman, some which could be carried in patchbox including J-shaped screwdriver, cleaning jag and worm for ramrod, main spring vice, brass flash hole pick & brush attached to a brass chain, and finally a rare scissor-type ball mold stamped "US". There are also three spare flints and an orig lead flint pad as issued with the common rifle. This is one of finest common rifles extant retaining most of its orig finish, raised grain and crisp mint bore. PROVENANCE: Ex-Collection of Ciro Degennaro. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine, appears to be unfired. Bbl retains 93-95% strong orig chocolate brown finish with a few light scrapes & scratches and a couple of small dings. Lockplate, hammer & frizzen retain virtually all of their orig case colors, slightly faded with only a few scrapes on frizzen. Trigger guard, patchbox cover & buttplate retain about all of their orig chocolate brown finish with slight wear on heel of buttplate. Sideplate is bright & clean with orig finish and a few scattered spots of light pitting. Stock is sound with minor handling & storage marks and retains virtually all of its orig factory finish. Bands are bright and clean with lower band lightly pitted. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. White/buff sling is excellent with very minor soiling and a couple of spots of foxing. Accessories are also very fine. 50731-11 JS (20,000-25,000)