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BE200-WINCHESTER 66 NATIVE AMERICAN USED RIFLEThis is a great looking tacked 1866. The serial lnumber is 1099XX, indicating a date of manufacture in early 1873. According to the Madis date of Winchester manfacture book, the 1873 production started at serial number was 109785. That means it was out in the field for use prior to many significant events of the Indian Wars and the Old West. The tacks are placed on both the top and bottom of the butt stock and on the forearm next to the barrel band. It has a rifle butt stock and butt plate. I believe at some point in time a long time ago during this firearms's heavy use period the Butt stock w/plate was replaced. The original stock was probably broken during use. If that is the case, they have been together and used that way for a long time. The old tack design is on both the forearm and butt stock. The firearm is frozen and the lever will only come down about 1/3 of the distance required to put in a cardridge. Maybe it needs some oil in the mechanism to loosen it up. It has a great mellow patina on both the receiver and butt plate. It has the early type non adjustable leaf signt, the magazine cap is the type that is held by a screw thru the magazine tube, It has the brass butt plate without the trapdoor.
It is difficult to find a Model 66 that was manfuactued prior to the many significant events that occured during the history of the West. Many significant events happened in the mid to late seventies i.e. The battle of the Little Big Horn, Adobe Walls, the rise of Quanah Parker to his leadership among the Commanche's, etc. There are many firearms in the collector world that have been used by the Native American. There are a lot of firearms that have been decorated in later years to sell as Native American used firearms. Even with my 30 years of experience, it is sometimes difficult to tell the difference between a firearm that was used and decorated during that Inidan Wars period, or is it one that was decorated up in later years to be passed as an indian gun. There is no question about this one, it is the real thing. It came out of the Oklahoma and Texas area and definitely shows use by the Native American. The Commanche and Kiowa were all in the area. A great item to add to a collection of Native American used firearms. PRICE: $75OO Picture
BE201A/2MD VIEW Picture
BE201B-RECEIVER AREA Picture
BE201CBUTT STOCK Picture
BE201DFOREARM AREA Picture
BE201E-OTHER SIDE VIEW Picture
BE201F/RECEIVER OTHER SIDE Picture
BE201G-BUTTSTOCK OTHER SIDE Picture
BE201HFOREARM OTHER SIDE Picture
BE201IFOREARM CLOSE UP Picture
BE201J-TACKS ON BOTTOM OF BUTT STOCK Picture
BE201K/TACKS ON TOP BUTT STOCK Picture
BE201L-FOREARM OTHER SIDE Picture
BE201MSIDE VIEW Picture
BE200-PERCUSSION BLANKET RIFLEThis a very well used old blanket rifle. The patch box, butt plate and other inlaid metal items have been removed. The area near the lock has been covered with animal hide. That hide is thick and appears to be buffalo hide. The patch box that has been remove appears to have been a very attractive design. The half moon, star amd fish inlays which also have been removed leaving their design outline. The octagon barrel has been cut down to 13 inches with the overall length of the firearm is 28 inches. The hide covering over the lock and part of the barrel and stock cover up any maker marks that might be there. Best looking blanket guy that I have had the opportunity to acquire.PRICE;$3850 Picture
BE200A/CLOSE UP Picture
BE200B-BUTT STCCK AREA Picture
BE200CBUTT STOCK OTHER SIDE Picture
BE200DLOCK AREA Picture
BE200E-OTHER SIDE VIEW Picture
LA375-PERCUSSION RIFLEThis is a 40 caliber half stock rifle with a 22-1/2 inch octagon barrel The barrel appears to have been shortened but the stock is the original length. It was porbably shortened to make it easier to carry on horse back. There are no maker marks on the barrel or lock. The barrel has is marked with two words I cannot make out and the TWIST. It is a well made rifle with silver and brass furniture. It has a neat design on the patch box. On the side opposite the patch box, there were two inlays that have been gone a long time, as there is ware around the holes where the inlays were. One appeared to be a duck/bird and the other was a deer. It has a set trigger. There are some scrolls on the trigger gurad, patch box, lock and upper tang. I acquired this piece out of New Mexico from the Indian Show in Albuquerque that was ongoing at the same time as the Old West Show at the fairgrounds. A neat old rifle from the Old West. PRICE: $1150Picture
LA375ACLOSE UP Picture
LA375B-PATCH BOX Picture
LA375COTHER SIDE Picture
LA375DOTHER SIDE BUTT STOCK WITH MISSING INLAYS Picture
LA375E-TOP VIEW Picture
LA374-CIVIL WAR ERA SPENCER CARBINEThis is a 52 caliber (56-56) seven- shot repeater carbine with a 22 inch round barrel. The serial number is 283xx so it was fairly early in the Civil War. Flayderman states that the Serial Range for Civil War Spencer Carbines is 11000 to 61000. It has the Spencer Markings on the receiver with the 1860 patent dates. The gun functions and the magazine tube can be easily removed and reinserted. It has the saddle ring and sling swivel. Not a pristine carbine but a very good representative piece from the Civil War. Custer made his mark as an officer by commanding one of the very early cavalry units that were issued Spencer Carbines. He probably wished he had those repeaters at the Little Big Horn. PRICE: $1875Picture
LA374A2ND VIEW Picture
LA374B-CLOSE UP Picture
LA374COTHER SIDE Picture
LA374DOTHER SIDE 2ND VIEW Picture
LA374E-CLOSE UP Picture
LA346-NATIVE AMERICAN USED FLINTLOCK MUSKETTHis is an attractive trade musket with the European crown mark on the barrel. It has a 29-1/2 inch round barrel and overall length of 46 inches. The bore measures 7/8ths of an inch inside diameter. The barrel and wood both appear\s to have been cut chortened. The cut on the barrel is a little rough but the cut on the wood looks very good. The stock has a tack design and the tacks and the decay in the wood around the gack look great. There appears to be pitch beteen the woodedn butt stock and the butt plate. Probably put there to firm up the buttplate. The firearm came out of New Mexico. A good looking flintlock firearm showing showing signs of use by the Native American. PRICE: $1450Picture
LA346ACLOSE UP LOCK Picture
LA346B-CLOSE UP BUTT Picture
LA346CFRONT 1/2 OF STOCK Picture
LA346DOTHER SIDE Picture
LA373-NATIVE AMERICAN USED SPRINGFILED TRAPDOOR RIFLEThis old rifle was found in the Benson, Tombstone and Sierra Vista of Southeastern Arizona. That is an area near some of the old forts and former Apache land. According to Flayderman the Model 1884 was made from 1885 to 1890 within serial range of 300000 to 500000. This serial number is 3255xx so it is one of the early ones of this model. The US Springfield on the lock is faint but fisible. The wood has been cut back from the muzzle end to the sling swivel which is frequently seen in old trapdoors showing signs of Native American use in the Southwest. The barrel remains at 32-5/8th inches. There are some old tacks in the stock and some hand carved designs in the wood. The rifle functions. Interesting old piece from the late Indian Wars period. PRICE: $975Picture
LA373ACLOSE UP LOCK Picture
LA373B-BUTT STOCK Picture
LA373CTACKS Picture
LA373DFOREARM Picture
LA373E-TOP VIEW Picture
LA372-NATIVE AMERICAN USED FRENCH CHARLEVILLE PATTERN MUSKET W/POUCH & HORN The musket appears to be a French Model 1763 pattern flintlock musket with a 38 inch round barrel. The bore measures 3/4th of an inch inside diameter. Both the wood and barrel muzzle show signs of having been shortened a long time ago. The style of that pattern had a 44 to 45 inch barrel. The stock and barrel have been secured together with three differenc sections of brass wire. There are tacks on both sides of the rear two sections of the wire and on one side of the front section of the wire. The wiring and tacks are very well done and appear to have been there a long time. There are tacks on the butt plate on both sides and top of the stock. The French were trading in the area of South Texas in the 1770's to the 1790's and this type of trade gun would of gone to Mexico, came North to Texas area and used by the Commanches. It also came with a powder horn and tacked leather pouch. This 3-piece set came from a Texas family who reported it was collected by their ansesters at the Battle of Plum Creek which occured near the town with the current name of Lockhart.
The Battle of Plum Creek occured August 12, 1840, and was between a hugh Commanche War Party under the command of Chief Buffalo Hump and a group of Texas rangers and militia from the Republic of Texas. So this weapon could of been used from about 1790 to the time it was collected by the ancesters of the Texas family in 1840. A great grouping to add to a Native American collection of firearms from the Indian Wars Period. PRICE:$5950Picture
LA372ACLOSE UP LOCK Picture
LA372B-CLOSE UP Picture
LA372CFOREARM Picture
LA372DBUTT STOCK Picture
LA372E-CLOSE UP WIRE WRAP AND TACKS Picture
LA372FOTHER SIDE Picture
LA372GBUTT STOCK OTHER SIDE Picture
LA372HCLOSE UP OTHER SIDE Picture
LA372I-TOP OF BUTTSTOCK Picture
LA372JCLOSE UP WRAP AND TACKS OTHER AREA Picture
LA372K-HOLE IN STOCK FOR HOMEMADE SLING Picture
LA372LBACK OF POUCH Picture
LA371-NATIVE AMERICAN USED ENGLISH EAST INDIA CO. MUSKETThis is a very
attrictive Native American used flintlock firearm with a great wrap on the
barrel area and attractive tacking patternS. These types of muskets, along
with the Brown Bess 3rd model, New Land 4th Model were sold into Mexico as
military surplus. The Spanish were to pay for them but the Spanish got ousted
in 1821, the armories raided and inventories were stolen by the Mexicans, and
all of the guns were put into service before the Alamo. Some fell into the hands
of the Commanches raiding Mexico. This history of this particular firearm was it
was owned by the Commanches and probably used in the post 1821 period thru the
period of the Indian Wars until the warrior acquired a cartridge type firearm.
This firearm has a great look and would make a great addition to a collection
of Native American used firearms. PRICE: $3550Picture LA371ACLOSE UP LOCK Picture
LA371B-CLOSE UP WRAP Picture
LA371CTACKS IN BUTT STOCK Picture
LA371DCLOSE UP SMALL TACKS Picture
LA371E-OTHER SIDE Picture
LA371FCLOSE UP WRAP OTHER SIDE Picture
LA371GBUTT STOCK OTHER SIDE Picture
LA371HSMALL TACKS BEHIND HAMMER Picture
LA371I-SMALL TACK DESIGN IN BUTTSTOCK Picture
LA370-GALLAGER CARBINEThis is a smoothbore breechloader, single shot
with the barrel sliding forward to load. Flayderman says 500 were chambered
for a 56-52 Spencer Cartridge, most were 50 caliber and some with smooth shotgun
bores. It has a 30 inch round barrel. This weapon probably served as a Forging Gun.
The markings on the lockplate Gallager Patent, Manufactured by Richardson &
Overman, Philad. with the serial number 22659. The Gallager saw extensive service
during the Civil War. It was acquired in an area around Loma Parda and Watrous,
New Mexico, which is not far from Fort Union, on the Santa Fe Trail. Fort Union
was established in 1851 to serve as guardian of the Santa Fe Trail. It was the
largest military outpost of the Southwest in the 19th Century. It lasted for 40
years. The buttstock has old non factory checkering and it has a slight crack in
the buttstock. The gun is in good shape and in original condition except for
the checkering. PRICE. $950Picture LA370ABUTT STOCK Picture
LA370B-OTHER SIDE Picture
LA370CCLOSE UP Picture
LA367-2ND MODEL WINCHESTER 1873 RIFLEThis is a 2nd model 44-40 caliber
rifle with a round barrel. The barrel length is 23 inches so it has been cut. I
Have ordered the serial number search from the Cody Museum and am having that
sheet sent to me so will know the original barrel length in a few days. It was
found in Portales, New Mexico, in Billy the Kid country. The serial number is
6248X so it is about mid way in the 2nd model range. The second model range is
about 31000 to about 90000. It does have the rail secured by screws and the finger
serrations on the rear of the dust cover. The gun functions and overall is in
good condition. According to the dates of manufacturing information the date of
manfuacture was in 1880. There is some pommel ware in the forearm showing
the teletale signs of carrying the firearm croaaways over a saddle where the rider
can be ready to fire the rifle very quickly. Neat old firearm, showiing signs
of use found in an interesting part of the Old West. SOLDPicture LA367ARECEIVER Picture
LA367B-OTHER SIDE Picture
LA367CRECEIVER OTHER SIDE Picture
LA366-2ND MODEL WINCHESTER 1876 RIFLEThe serial number of this rifle is
723x. Flayderman says the early second model goes from around serial number 3000
to around serial number 7000 and has the oval thumb print dust cover. The later
2nd model lacks the oval thumb print dust cover but has the knurling on the
finger grip section of the dust cover. The dust cover on this firearm has the
oval thumb print and not the knurling. With a serial number of 723x it appeears
to be a late-early 2nd model. It is a 45-75 caliber with a 28 inch octagon barrel.
The rifle was found in a stump along the Yellowstone River in Montana,with part
of the butt sticking in the stump of a tree and the rest of the gun sticking out.
It shows signs of being out in the weather. The finder indicated it had pine
pitch on the portion of the butt stock that was in the tree, which he cleaned off.
Other than that, the rifle was not touched. It functions and has a mint bore so
it apparently was lost before it was shot a lot. The serial number puts it in
the 3rd year of production, or 1878. I have called the Cody museum, asked for
the serial number search and they will send the search document to me. It has
some corrison from being exposed to the weather for some time, functions, and
has a mint bore. It is too bad that we cannot know when it was lost and under
what circumstances. I feel confident the reason for the loss of such a great
weapon would make in interesting story. It is just too good of a weapon to have
been discarded. FUNNY THINK HAPPENED at the Albuquerque Old West Show this past
week=end (August 8-9) A gentelman walked up to my table and asked where I
got this rifle. I told him, and he told me all about it and said he was the
one who had acquired it from the fellow who found it and he had cleaned the pine
pitch off of the rife. PRICE: $3500Picture LA366ABUTT STOCK Picture
LA366B-RECEIVER AREA Picture
LA366CFOREARM Picture
LA366DTHUMB PRINT DUST DOVER Picture
LA366E-OTHER SIDE Picture
LA366FRECEIVER OTHER SIDE Picture
LA366GBUTT PLATE Picture
LA363-2ND MODEL WINCHESTER 1873 RIFLEThis is a 44-40 caliber 2nd model
rifle with a 26 inch barrel, octagon, crescent style buttplate, walnut stocks
and dust cover rail secured by a screw. According to Madis, 8 out of 10 guns
were caliber 44, 58.4% were rifles, and one of every 450 rifles were longer than
standand barrel amd 1 out of 6 rifles were round barrel, and approximately 60,000
of the 720609 model 73's manfactured were 2nd models. The second model serial
range is 31000 to 90000. The serial number of this rifle is 4942x. Given those
numbers there was only about 635 octagon barrel 44 caliber rifles with longer than
standand barrel made. Only about 12% of those were in the 2nd model range or about
75-80 rifles. This is a rather rare rifle. It has the serrations on the rear
edge of the dust cover which appears on the later second models. The blade of
the front site is missing, but I did not attempt to replace that blade. The 73
appears to be in original condition, functions very well and has a good overall
look. I simply did not want to put a blade in that front site as that would
change the originality of the firearm, minor of course, but still not original.
The purchaser can decide to put in the little blade or leave it out, which ever
fits the buyers philosophy. This is a very nice 2nd model and they are hard
to come by in any condition, and rather rare in this condition. A great addition
to a Winchester or Old West Collection with a date of manufacturer in early 1880.
PRICE: $3275 Picture LA363ACLOSE UP Picture
LA363BDUST COVER RAIL Picture
LA363COTHER SIDE Picture
LA363DOTHER SIDE CLOSE UP Picture
BE195-PAINTED BUFFALO SKULLThis old skull has some interesting
painting scenes. The scenes appear to represent both the cavaly and the native
american. I have seen similar sceens before on skulls and hides. I put this in
this section as well as in the Native American section. The horn material was
not with the skull. Do not know if they ever were. It came from an old
colection in Albuquerque. PRICE: $850Picture BE195CLOSE UP Picture
BE195BCLOSE UP 2ND VIEW Picture
BE195CSIDE VIEW Pict
LA359-FLINTLOCK PLAINS RIFLEThis is a 54 caliber full stock rifle with
a 39-1/2 inch octagon barrel and set trigger. The barrel is 1 inch thick, and
the rifle weighs 11 pounds so it could have been used for bufffalo or any other
big animal. The wood is curly maple, has a check rest and patch box. The
furniture is brass. The lock is marked J. Bishop with some engraving on the lock
and hammer. J. Bishop was a Phiadelphia flintlock lock Maker before and after
1790 (Gardner, 1963). I could not find a another name on the barrel but did not
take the barrel off. It was found in New Mexico. An attractive old rifle which
probably saw use in the ealy American West. SOLDPicture LA359ABUTT STOCK Picture
LA359BLOCK AREA Picture
LA359COTHER SIDE Picture
LA359DBUTT STOCK OTHER SIDE Picture
LA359EMUZZLE Picture
LA299-PLAINS STYLE HALF STOCK RIFLEThis rifle has a 39-1/2 inch octagon barrel, with a tiger maple 1/2 stock and overall length of 55inches. It is a 45/46 caliber percussion and weighs approximately 11.5 pounds. There is wood engraving on the stock where the cap box is usually found. There is some light engraving on top of the barrel between the rear sight and the breeh end of the barrel and on the lock. It has a cheek rest and set trigger. It has a brass triggterguard and butt plate and a pewter forearm cap. The reason I did not call it a Kentucy style rifle is that I think it better fits the style of rifle made for use in the Western Frontier and sometimes referred to as Mountain Rifles and/or Buffalo Rifles. The powder horn is an old horn with wood on both ends. It is crudely made. It is 11 inches in overall length. PRICE:$3895 Picture LA299AOTHER SIDEPicture LA299BHALF STOCK CHEEK RESTPicture LA299CHALF STOCK OTHER SIDE Picture LA299DCAP BOX AREA OF BUTT STOCKPicture LA299ELOCK/SET TRIGGERPicture LA299FMUZZLE END Picture LA299GPOWDER HORNPicture
LA297-ENFIELD CAVALRY CARBINE This is a P56 Enfield Confederate Cavalry carbine dated 1864. The former owner stated that he bought it in Texas and that it was used by the Texas Cavalry. There was no letter to verify this. There is strong evidence that these Enfields were bought and used by the Confederacy late in the Civil War. Most are found marked 25 gauge, .577 cal., and have an anchor JS or anchor S. They are not marked with broadarrows or V.R. This one has a clear anchor S on the comb near the butt plate. It has a readable Birmingham Small Arms Trade cartouche on the right butt stock. It is scratched with PB ahead of the trigger guard. There is some controversy over the Confederate use of these arms. If one examines the primary research in Firearms From Europe, 2nd Edition by Whisker, Hartzler, and Yantz: 8000 entered North Carolina in 1963 and 1864. Perhaps some went to Galveston as well. In any case, the Union wasn't buying muzzle loaders in 1864. They had more breech loaders than they could issue. This carbine is in solid condition. The metal is even black rust and smooth brown. There is some pitting around the breech. The parts are original. It is missing the hammer screw and the nipple is broken. The wood appears to be unsanded. I have not examined the bore. It holds half and full cock. It is missing the nipple cover and its chain, but has the swivel for the chain's attachment. This carbine is in good shape compared to many Confederate firearms. PRICE: $5500Picture
LA297ASADDLE RING BARPicture
LA297BCLOSE UP MARKSPicture
LA297CTOWER MARK ON LOCK Picture
LA297DCLOSE UPPicture
LA297ETRIGGER GUARD AREAPicture
LA297FMARK ON WOODPicture
LA297GMORE MARKS ON WOOD Picture
LA297HINITIALS CARVED IN WOODPicture
