GUN SPRING 2018
The live portion of this session begins on Wednesday, March 21, 2018.
FINE CONFEDERATE DICKSON NELSON RIFLE, EX-JOHN MURPHY COLLECTION.DICKSON NELSONRIFLENSN58Cal. 58. This is a very sharp gun and is pictured on pg 185 and described on page 183 in John Murphy & Howard Madaus' text Confederate Rifles and Muskets, 1996. Dickson Nelson in Dawson, GA made a majority of their guns for the State of Alabama and are marked "ALA" on locks, as is this gun. This gun is in the typical configuration of other guns of this type with 33″ bbl, brass nosecap, bbl bands, trigger guard, and buttplate. The lockplate is marked forward of hammer "DICKSON / NELSON & CO / C.S.", rear of hammer is marked "ALA/1865". This is a beautiful gun with good patina and markings that would grace the finest Confederate collection. PROVENANCE: John Murphy Collection, pictured in "Confederate Rifles and Muskets", 1996. CONDITION: Very good to fine overall. Iron patina, crisp smooth markings on lock. Smooth, mostly plum color to bbl with traces of blue, pitted at breech. Brass has smooth mustard patina. Stock is sound and solid with repair to wood opposite lock which does not affect the overall aesthetics. The accompanying leather sling is the same one as seen in Murphy text and is sound and solid in matching condition. Mechanically fine with well discerned rifling in pitted bore. 52872-3 JS (20,000-30,000)