GUN SPRING 2017
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/11/2017
HEAVY HALF STOCK PLAINS RIFLE MADE BY W.L. HUDSON OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.W.L. HUDSON1/2 STOCK PLAINS RIFLENSN65Cal. .65. 34" heavy oct bbl with knife blade front sight and sporting rear sight. Nicely finished maple stock with single pin fastening, double set triggers, iron furniture, backlock action, crescent buttplate. bbl is marked "W.L. Hudson, Cincinnati O". Lock is also marked "W.L. Hudson" behind hammer with scroll engraving overall. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl shows a silver gray patina overall with some roughness at the mid-point. Makers mark is legible. Front sight shows scale for windage adjustment. Rear sight is a replacement. Original sight mortise is filled. Hammer and lock are silver gray patina. Makers mark is legible. Engraving is somewhat washed out toward the tail. Set triggers function. Stock has a crack through the wrist that has been repaired. Buttplate has scroll engraving on upper tang and on toe plate. Trigger guard also has scroll engraving which is slightly washed out. Stock has been re-varnished. Hickory ramrod is very good and appears orig to this gun.A very unique heavy bbl Plains rifle that bears further research. 31377-12 TEP (1,500-2,000)