Guns With a History - Antique Firearms, Texas Gun Collector Tom Power

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LONG GUNS FOR SALE

	Long Gun #001: U.S. Model 1841 Rifle. Made under government contract in 1850 by Robbins & Lawrence of Windsor, Vt. .54cal., 33" barrel, unaltered. N.H. marked barrel indicates State Militia issue. Excellent condition. All markings and finish original and clear. Wonderful example of an original Mississippi Rifle. Until the advent of the Sharps, this was the most dependable rifle on the American Frontier.

	Long Gun #002: New Model 1859 Berdan Sharps Rifle #56219. Made in 1862 on U.S. Contract to be issued to The Berdan Sharpshooters. Only 2000 made. .52 cal., 30" barrel. In excellent original condition with the original Collins & Co. bayonet. Listed by number in Sharpshooter by Wiley Sword. None better.

	Long Gun #003 : Winchester Model 1873 Rifle #109291. 24" round barrel, .44-40 cal. Early 3rd Model made in 1882. Purchased at a public sale in 1961 from the State Prison is Thomaston, Maine. Marked loaded on the butt stock with a tin tag bearing the number 10 at the heel. This is a guard gun from the prison that was the inspiration for the movie Shawshank Redemption.

	Long Gun #004: Winchester Model 1866 Carbine 14,xxx. 20" barrel, .44rf cal. Flat Side variation. Shows heavy use, no external markings, serial number present on inside of tang. HM carved into replaced stock. This was one of the guns brought out of Mexico by George Madis in the 1950's. Rough but Real.

	Long Gun #005: Winchester Patent Carbine #3. 19" barrel, .44rf cal.. One of approximately 700 manufactured by The Winchester Arms Company of Bridgeport,Ct. beginning in late 1865. They were purchased by the French government for Maximilian I of Mexico and the first 150 were delivered to Cuba in Jan. 1866. #003 is one of less than 10 known to collectors today. The First Production Winchester Firearm.

	Long Gun #006: British Enfield Pattern 1859 Artillery Carbine with original cutlass bayonet. The carbine has been re-stocked using American Live Oak and isno completely inletted. There are no Broad Arrow marks present. Birmingham proofs are on the barrel, and the lock is marked 1861 Tower. The bayonet is marked CKC in a sheild at the ricasso, and 28 on the pommel. This gun came out of an old Civil War museum in New England.

	Long Gun #007: U.S. Springfield Model 1816 Musket converted to percussion. This relic was found in the 1960's near the Val Verde Battlefield in New Mexico. Cut to carbine length. Also shown is a horseshoe found at the same time.

	Long Gun #008: Sharps New Model 1863 Carbine # C26546. Converted to .50-70 gov't. Barrel has been cut to 11 inches. Traces of old red paint on the wood. There are many names for these cut down long guns, bar guns, blanket guns, etc. Suffice it to say, call it what you like, it is a handy, easy to conceal handfull of firepower.Illegal unless an antique like this one. Over a bar it sure would enforce the age limit.

	Long Gun #009: Winchester Model 1892 Carbine #828498, 18" lightweight barrel. .38wcf Cal. This appears to be an original Winchester, but no verification is available.

	Long Gun #010: Marlin Model '94 Short Rifle #328956. 20" barrel. .25-20cal. This rifle came out of Mexico years ago. The seller said that there was a corrido written about the man who owned this gun during the Revolution.Show heavy use and crude repairs. Rear sight elevator is a piece of wood.

	Long Gun #011: U.S. M-1 Carbine #5714273. 18" barrel, .30 cal. Made by Winchester. Original WWII configuration, not a recent import. 100% correct.

	Long Gun #012: The old label reads: Remains of a musket found at old Fort Ticonderoga 1881.

	Long gun #013: Richard Hollis Doublebarreled Percussion Shotgun. 12 ga. 30" barrels. Circa 1830. Identical to the Hollis shotgun used by Mirabeau Lamar at the Battle of San Jacinto. This one belonged to Capt. William Ware.

	Long Gun #014: French Doublebarrel Combat Percussion Shotgun. 32" barrels, .12ga. Fitted with original sling swivels and socket bayonet, Circa 1860. Type used by Southerners during the War Between the States.

	Long Gun #015: Model 1807 Indian Carbine made on government contract by Peter Gonter of Lancaster , Pa. in 1808. U.S. musket barrel with no bayonet lug and pistol size lock. Gonter marked on the sideplate. US and 1808 stamped in the stock. Tacks appear genuine. The contract for these guns is known, but this is the only example to surface thus far.

	Long Gun #016: : U.S. Model 1840 Musket. One of only 2000 converted to the 1845 Maynard Tape Priming system by D.S. Nippes of Philadelphia,Pa. in 1848-49.

	Long Gun #017: Kentucky Rifle attributed to Abraham Henry of Lancaster, Pa. 42" barrel, .40 cal. Maple stock with incised carving. Original flintlock.

	Long Gun #018: Heavy Plains Rifle made by Neal N. Ralph of Gallipolis, Ohio in the 1850's. 37" barrel, .50 cal. Old repair to the wrist of the stock, but otherwise in excellent condition.

	Long Gun #019: Sharps New Model 1863 Carbine #85523. Converted to .50-70 cal. These carbines saw alot of service in Texas right after the War Between the States, and many were issued to Texas Rangers. Very good condition with alot of finish and good wood with clear cartouche.

	Long Gun #020: U.S. Model 1816 Musket made by M.T. Wickham , Phila. in 1833. Shortened and crudely converted to percussion. This gun came out of an old Civil War museum in New England.

	Long Gun #021: U.S. Model 1803 Flintlock Rifle, later production, made by Harper's Ferry Arsenal in 1816. Barrel shortened, bored out to smoothbore .60 cal., and converted to percussion. Shows long hard service over many years. H.B. Goode is inscribed on the inside lid of the patchbox. Henry B. Goode from Florida fought in the Seminole Wars and with the Florida Infantry during the War Between the States. This old gun surfaced in Florida a few years back.

	Long Gun #022: Double barrel Shotgun made by William Read-Boston circa 1860. 18" barrels, 12ga.