(Sold) Burnside Sporting Rifle
Rare Burnside sporting rifle bearing silver presentation plaque inlaid into deluxe burl wood buttstock. Burnside rifle works - Providence R.I stamped on lock. No breach markings or serial number visible. Rear sight missing and number two stamped behind rear end dovetail. 26 ½ inch heavy octagon barrel of approximately 54 caliber rifled, set trigger and tang rear sights. A 1 ½ by 2 inch silver shield is inlaid into buttstock with inscription removed long ago. The forend is nicely checkered and capped in pewter at both ends. Approximately 75 - 85% blue remains on barrel and 30 - 50% silvery case colors on the action. The metal surfaces are very good. The stock has been broken at the wrist and needs repair and restoration. The stock is otherwise good to very good. The action works well and bore is bright. The action is a fourth model type and the only other example we could find was lot number 1132-5-4-19 at Rock Island Auction Company which realized $21,250. Priced reasonably at $4,700.
Rare Burnside sporting rifle bearing silver presentation plaque inlaid into deluxe burl wood buttstock. Burnside rifle works - Providence R.I stamped on lock. No breach markings or serial number visible. Rear sight missing and number two stamped behind rear end dovetail. 26 ½ inch heavy octagon barrel of approximately 54 caliber rifled, set trigger and tang rear sights. A 1 ½ by 2 inch silver shield is inlaid into buttstock with inscription removed long ago. The forend is nicely checkered and capped in pewter at both ends. Approximately 75 - 85% blue remains on barrel and 30 - 50% silvery case colors on the action. The metal surfaces are very good. The stock has been broken at the wrist and needs repair and restoration. The stock is otherwise good to very good. The action works well and bore is bright. The action is a fourth model type and the only other example we could find was lot number 1132-5-4-19 at Rock Island Auction Company which realized $21,250. Priced reasonably at $4,700.
Rare Burnside sporting rifle bearing silver presentation plaque inlaid into deluxe burl wood buttstock. Burnside rifle works - Providence R.I stamped on lock. No breach markings or serial number visible. Rear sight missing and number two stamped behind rear end dovetail. 26 ½ inch heavy octagon barrel of approximately 54 caliber rifled, set trigger and tang rear sights. A 1 ½ by 2 inch silver shield is inlaid into buttstock with inscription removed long ago. The forend is nicely checkered and capped in pewter at both ends. Approximately 75 - 85% blue remains on barrel and 30 - 50% silvery case colors on the action. The metal surfaces are very good. The stock has been broken at the wrist and needs repair and restoration. The stock is otherwise good to very good. The action works well and bore is bright. The action is a fourth model type and the only other example we could find was lot number 1132-5-4-19 at Rock Island Auction Company which realized $21,250. Priced reasonably at $4,700.