November 17 & 18, 2021 Extraordinary Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/17/2021
Manufactured between 1883 - 1885 with total production of 6,403 Colt Burgess rifles. This is one of the scarcest variations of the Colt Burgess. The standard carbine weighs 7 lbs 4 oz. The light carbine only weighs 5 lbs. Full round barrel with a full magazine and two barrel bands. Carbine front sight and a ladder rear sight. Plain walnut front and rear stocks with a carbine butt plate. Two-line address on top of the barrel and a Rampant Colt logo on the left side of the action in front of the saddle ring. CONDITION: This is a brown gun with hints of some blue in the protected areas. There is some slight scattered pitting across the gun. Stocks show just a few small handling marks. Good bore with some slight frosting in the lands and grooves. REW
Paperwork
Turnbull Restoration Letter