October 30 - November 2, 2018 Firearms, Militaria, & Sporting
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/30/2018
Manufactured 1865 with 24 1/4 inch octagon barrel with integral magazine. Has German silver front sight and ladder adjustable rear sight. Receiver is engraved with the iconic Samuel Hoggson trademark scene of a buck deer leaping over a pile of logs, surrounded by his wonderful foliate , arabesque patterns with dot punch background on left side. Both front panels are engraved with matching vine and scroll with dot punch background. Top of receiver, rear edges of receiver , top of tang and buttplate are all engraved to match. All panels are surrounded by a chip and line border. Mounted with a highly figured quarter sawn American walnut butt stock. CONDITION. Very good to fine. Barrel and magazine retain a smooth medium-brown uncleaned patina with all markings being sharp and clearly legible. Receiver shows very light wear with light nicks and scratches and retains a very pleasing medium mustard coloring. Matching serial numbers were observed on Barrel , lower tang, butt plate and inside of stock mortise channel. Screws are not numbered on these later production rifles. Stock appears to have been very lightly sanded and a period oil finish has been applied. This work appears to have been done during its period of use. The bore bright with strong rifling and some very light areas of darkness. The action is crisp and functions properly.TDW