Antikke våpen - Colt Burgess rifle,

Antikk rifle som er fritatt frra registrering grunnet alder.

Meget sjelden og fin Colt Burgess rifle. Uvanlig god stand. Mekanisk svært bra og med original finish, «Rampant Colt»-merkingen er bra, adressen er bra osv. Ta en titt på beskrivelsen fra auksjonshuset Rock Island av en Burgess som bare var seks (6) nummer unna den jeg tilbyr og som var i ganske lik "condition". Denne ble solgt for mer enn kr. 230.000,- (i USA!). Jeg skal ha kr. 85.000,- for min.

LeRoy M har et par stk for salg. Disse er både ødelagt og pusset opp. Mangler skruer, treverk pusset ned osv. Likevel koster de over 50k og det er før man i det hele tatt begynner å tenke på importtillatelser, frakt, forsikring, merverdiavgift og risiko..

For øvrig så ligger nummer 1244 ute for salg i USA til ca. 150k.

https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-for-sale-online/rifles/colt-rifles-antique/colt-burgess-44-40.cfm?gun_id=102845653

Fra Rock Island:

RARE COLT BURGESS LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 4322. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade rifle with 25-1/2″ oct bbl, full magazine, German silver Rocky Mountain front sight, Colt semi-buckhorn rear sight and a thick base sporting tang sight with 3-1/2″ staff. Left side of receiver has the Rampant Colt logo roll marking. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate containing an orig 4-pc Colt brass & steel cleaning rod. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this rifle in caliber 44-40, 25″ oct bbl, blue finish, shipped to Hartley & Graham, New York, New York on Dec. 31, 1883 in a 10 gun shipment. According to Flayderman’s Guide to American Firearms there were only 6403 Burgess arms produced in the period 1883-1885 in oct & rnd bbl rifles, carbines & baby carbines. There were total of 2556 oct bbl rifles produced. Although the Burgess was certainly the equivalent of its contemporary, the Winchester model 1873, and in a lot of ways superior, Colt stopped production in 1885 after Winchester demonstrated they were capable of producing revolvers, which was Colt’s mainstay. Burgess rifles and carbines are extremely rare today, especially one with orig finish. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 96-98% strong orig brown. Forend cap retains about 50% thin orig blue, having flaked to medium patina. Receiver retains 75-80% flaked orig blue with the flaked areas a medium patina. Hammer retains strong orig colors and the lever colors in sheltered in areas, buttplate is a silver brown patina. Wood is sound, even over the loading gate area in the forearm, with normal nicks & scratches and retains strong oil finish. Mechanics are crisp. Brilliant, shiny bore. Shows very little use. 4-50628 JR62 (12,500-17,500)

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