April 24-25, 2019 Extraordinary, Sporting, & Collector Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/25/2019
This extraordinary quality miniature Model 1874 Gatling Gun is wonderfully engraved on the bottom of the carriage "MADE BY KARL J. FURR & PAIL G. KUHNI DEC, 1973 OREM UT, #1." Gun is brass and steel construction in precise scale with ten 12-1/2" barrels with brass housing, rails, and trunnions. It is set up for the Broadwell drum & is accompanied by one complete drum. Mounted on a miniature scale field carriage with square axle, tapered tail with correct elevation and traversing screws, and all brass furniture. Wheels are 18" in diameter with outward concave construction as in the originals. Top of the housing has a replica miniature Colt plaque. Features are complete to include the scale model folding seat on the top of the trail. The number 1 is found on virtually every part of this gun and carriage. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching including the drum. May have been fired but if so, very little. Brass is a bright lemon patina with small areas of darker patina, no evidence of being cleaned, and the wood retains all of its varnish. A wonderful example of mechanical functional art.