GUN SPRING 2018
The live portion of this session begins on Wednesday, March 21, 2018.
CONFEDERATE J.P. MURRAY, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA 2-BAND RIFLE. J.P. MURRAY RIFLE 29 64 Cal. 64. John Murphy and Howard Madaus in their definitive 1996 text Confederate Rifles and Muskets describe in Chapter XXII the variants of these rare Columbus, Georgia made rifles. This particular gun is referred to as Type I rifle by Murphy and Madaus with brass mountings in style of the US Mississippi rifle. Only a handful of rifles are known. Most have 2-digit SNs though possibly as many as 180 guns of this configuration were made. This rifle has a SN of "29" found inside the lockplate, hammer and the bottom of the bbl. The bbl is also marked with Nathaniel D. Cross' "windmill" inspector's cartouche. Other Roman numeral assembly markings are found internally. Gun appears orig, authentic and complete. There is no obvious restoration and gun appears orig throughout. CONDITION: Good overall. Bbl is grey overall with staining and pitting at breech. Lock is fairly smooth with crisp maker's markings. Brass has matching mixed mustard patina. Stock is sound and solid, hand worn patina with several small cracks and small reductions. The bore, originally 58 Cal. and rifled is now 64 Cal. smooth bore. Mechanically functional with pitted smooth bore. 52872-4 JS (15,000-20,000)