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SMF5143 - SPANISH EL FAISAN DOUBLE BARREL SIDE BY SIDE SHOTGUN IN 12 GA SERIAL NUMBER 51606 This is a very nicely made side by side double barrel shotgun that would make a good inexpensive hunting gun. The metal is in excellent condition with beautiful case coloring on the receiver. Hidden hammers, double triggers, pheasant engraving, beautiful color case hardened frame, blued barrels. Excellent bores, excellent mechanical condition. Very tight lockup, crisp triggers. Hardwood stock very good condition with a few scuffs and scrapes from honest use. Barrel length is 28 inches with full and modified chokes overall length is 44.5 inches. Overall excellent condition. $349.00 (View Picture)

SMOF5243 - 17933 – RARE CANADIAN MILITARY WINCHESTER 94 CARBINE USED BY PACIFIC COAST MILITIA RANGERS - SERIAL NUMBER 1317167, CALIBER .30 WCF (.30-30). During World War II, the only actual attacks on American soil were the invasion of the Aleutian islands, some shells from a Jap submarine fired at Fort Stevens at the mouth of the Columbia River, and unsuccessful balloon attacks to drop incendiary bombs to set forest fires. However, the Pacific coast of British Columbia, Canada, was exposed to possible attacks by the Japanese, making the locals very nervous. Volunteer units were organized from local hunters, trappers, ranchers and native scouts to act as coast watchers and a warning network in the event of an attack. These men were loosely organized into 107 Companies of “Pacific Coast Militia Rangers” (PCMR) spread along the coast, with ages ranging from 15 up to those too old for military service, but familiar with the local area. Their uniform consisted of little more than an armband.

The PCMR were armed with approximately 3,000 Winchester Model 94 .30-30 carbines purchased directly from Winchester by the Canadian government, along with a variety of privately owned arms.

The PCMR issued Winchesters can be distinguished from the commercial rifles by the Canadian military Broad Arrow within a “C” marking on the receiver and stock. They also had locally added sling swivels. The butt swivel was the type with a single large wood screw, and the front swivel was attached to a piece of sheet metal wrapped around the barrel and forend, and clamped with a screw at the bottom which also secured the swivel. The swivels have been removed from this rifle, but it is clear where they were located. Bore is excellent. Crisp mechanics and unbuggered screw heads. Metal parts with about 75% original factory blue finish, but thinning from normal use, and worn bright on the lever and areas where it would be carried, and on the buttplate. Walnut stock assembly is free from any cracks or major dings but shows the expected minor blemishes of an arm that has been used. Broad arrow within C property marking are sharp on the butt and left side of the receiver. A hole remains near the toe of the stock where the butt swivel was, and there is a “shadow” where the front swivel was located. Only a small number of these rifles were originally purchased, and eventually sold off at the end of the war, mainly to the PCMR members, where they continued to be used in the harsh climate and remote areas. Relatively few have reached the collector market and most seem to be very well used or even abused. This one seems to be above average compared to the few others we have seen.

Although wildly successful on the commercial market, relatively few lever action arms have seen military use. Some of the best known are the Spencer and Henry carbines of the Civil War, the Model 1873 Winchesters used by the Turks against the Russians, and the Model 1895 Winchesters used by the Russians and some purchased by the U.S. Army in 1898. A few Model 1892 Winchesters saw military use, mainly by the British Navy. In the Winchester Model 1894 family, there were about 1,800 carbines purchased for the 412th Aero Squadron guarding the spruce forests during WW1, the 3,000 PCMR carbines like this one, about 200 purchased for use by the Belgian Congo, and about 2,700 purchased by the British Navy in WW2. This would be an interesting collecting niche, and Jim Curlovic has a great display of Winchester military rifles he has shared with collectors. Copies of several articles about the Pacific Coast Militia Rangers will accompany this rifle.

A very desirable and scarce military used Winchester rifle. $1395.00 (View Picture)

SMOF5192 - 17739 - COLT LIGHTNING MODEL MAGAZINE SLIDE ACTION RIFLE (SMALL FRAME) .22 CALIBER- NICE! - Serial number 75011 made in 1903. The Colt Lightning was Colt’s serious attempt to break into the long gun business, starting around 1887. The Lightning rifle was offered in three frame sizes: Small for .22 rimfire; Medium for centerfire calibers .32-20, .38-40 and .44-40; and Large for rifle size calibers such as .38-56, .40-60, .45- 60, .45-65, .45-85 and .50-95 Express. The latter were direct competitors (although unsuccessful) against Winchester’s Model 1876 and 1886 rifles. The small frame .22 was an excellent boys rifle, and useful for plinking, target shooting and small game hunting. The medium frame models were great companions to Colt’s revolvers in the matching calibers. The large frame rifles were suitable for just about any North American medium or large game animals. A total of about 185,000 Lightning rifles of all types were made, nearly half of them the small frame .22 caliber versions. The Lightnings are a somewhat neglected collector niche, receiving more attention now that the Italians are making replicas of them for the Cowboy Actions Shooter market.

This one is a standard configuration rifle with 24 inch octagonal barrel, plain walnut stock with hard rubber butt plate and having only the border lines on the forearm. Blade front sight and fixed rear sight. Excellent bore and mechanics. Stock has a few minor dings and bruises plus a bunch of tiny dings on the left heel of the butt as shown in the photos. Metal parts with about 95% brilliant original Colt factory blue, worn on the sharp edges and high points from normal use. Two tiny chips on the tip of the stock where it meets the frame as shown in the photos. A very handsome example of one of Colt’s important, but often overlooked products. $1750.00 (View Picture)

SMOF4550 - 13959 WINCHESTER MODEL 95 SADDLE RING CARBINE, .30-40 KRAG CALIBER. SERIAL NUMBER 75914. Serial number 425022, among the last of these guns made. The superb example has all the standard features of this variation. Caliber is .30 Army (30-40 Krag) one of the most popular calibers of the Model 1895 rifles and carbines, and the type used by Teddy Roosevelt in the Spanish American War.

The outstanding feature of this gun is its condition, retaining essentially ALL of the unmarked original wood and metal finish with only some minor "flaking" on the receiver sides and upper tang. (The flaking has not penetrated to the bare metal but has resulted only in a thinning of the effected areas. Bore is as nice as the outside. About 90% blue on the buttplate. Stock is free from all but a few tiny handling marks. About as nice as you will find one of these any more, and the Model 1895s are notorious for the flaking finish on the receivers, so it may be a futile quest looking for one any better. This is from the estate of a past President of the Winchester Arms Collectors Association, and deserves a good home where it will be appreciated. $3450.00 (View Picture)

SMOF4557 - 13967 WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 RIFLE IN .22 LONG CALIBER. SERIAL NUMBER 75914. Serial number 569336 made circa 1903. Octagon barrel is 24 3/8” long with typical black powder .22 bore- worn and rough. Note the caliber is .22 LONG, not .22 LONG RIFLE. The immensely popular and long-lived Model 1873 reached a total production of about 720,000 rifles and carbines, but less than 20,000 were in .22 rimfire caliber, and according to George Madis these have a low survival rate, probably from people reworking them to more useful calibers than the .22 rimfire for such a heavy rifle. This one has seen some honest use, but not abuse, and retains about 85-90% original finish, thinning or dulling in places, but overall a very attractive Model 1873 rifle. It has the standard crescent buttplate shape found on most 1873 rifles, but specially made for the .22s without a butt trap. Good markings, screw heads not buggered, magazine is complete and working. Wood has the old oil finish with assorted minor dings and scratches of an honestly used gun. This is from the estate of a past President of the Winchester Arms Collectors Association, and deserves a good home where it will be appreciated. $4250.00 (View Picture)

SMOF4551 - 13960 WINCHESTER MODEL 1885 SINGLE SHOT ''LOW WALL” RIFLE IN .22LR CALIBER. SERIAL NUMBER 75914. Serial number 119805 probably made circa 1915. A beautiful little gun with 24 3/8” octagon barrel and excellent bore. About 97-98% finish remains, just some honest wear causing brightness on the sharp edges, a bit of thinning on the bottom flat just ahead of the forend (resting on the window sill when shooting into the back yard?) and a couple of very minor scratches or scrapes. Stock retains nearly all the original varnish finish, with just a handful of very minor dings scattered around. John M. Browning’s famous Model 1885 single shot action is still regarded as one of the best ever made, and despite large production numbers, these were much loved, much used, and many were cobbled into home brewed varmint rifles, leaving excellent examples harder to find than one might expect. At one time, someone added a tang sight, and the ''footprint” shows in the finish on the tang, and in order to remember which way to turn the knobs for windage, they stamped L and R into the wood alongside the tang. It would be nicer without these blemishes, but is still a darn nice rifle. This great rifle is from the estate of a past President of the Winchester Arms Collectors Association, and it is looking for a good home. $1995.00 (View Picture)

Western Items

SMM2006 HOLSTER Lawrence 20 38 6 - Nice western type holster. Marked on back 20 / CEO LAWERENCE CO / PORTLAND OR / 38 6 Brown dark oil soaked leather Stitching intact. Looks like it will fit medium barreled revolver. $15.00 (View Picture)

10517 BLACK & WHITE HOLSTER FOR .45 AUTO - Handmade, decent quality, but the black leather with white lace stitching highlights are certainly 1950s-60s vintage style, and not my taste. Belt look was cut down to make it ride higher. Used G-VG. If you are not good at fast draw, this one may be a good choice as the bad guy may be snickering when he looks at your holster, allowing you additional time to plug him before he recovers. $20.00 (View Picture)

10509 U.S. Model 1885 watering bridle and bit for cavalry - (Steffen, Horse Soldier III, 37) Although similar to the later M1902, the M1885 had the bridle sewn to a fixed length, while the M1902 used a buckle to adjust length. Used VG with the leather bridle somewhat stiff and not suitable for actual use. $125.00 (View Picture)

10576 ALUMINUM DUMMY PISTOL- M1842 PERCUSSION - Full size cast aluminum replica. These were popular in the 1950s onward for decoration, filling holsters for parades or as movie props, etc. This is a .54 caliber single shot Model 1842 percussion "horse pistol" carried in holsters on the saddle of mounted troops. It has a nice (but badly chipped and scratched) paint job with the stock and brass parts painted brown and gold respectively. Would look much nicer if stripped and repainted. $95.00 (View Picture)

5693 EXPRESS, RAILROAD & BANK DOCUMENTS - Total of 12 neat old documents from business transactions long ago. Wonderful items for display with other artifacts of the period, or for dealers to sell off individually. a. Two receipts from Eastern Express Company, Boston, Mass, in the 1870s (basically for funds to be transferred to someone else). b. Receipt from Maine Central RR dated in the 1870s. c. Two receipts from the Bangor & Piscataquis [Maine] RR Co. dated in the 1870s. d. Four checks drawn on the Maverick National Bank, Boston, Mass in the late 1860s, mostly from account of the Boston Forge Co. Three of the checks are printed in black, one in red, and all have entries in ink and 2 cent Internal Revenue stamps placed on them. (Sort of like an ATM fee to raise taxes back in the olde days before the IRS started withholding to steal your hard earned money.) e. Two checks drawn on the First National Bank, Cripple Creek, Colorado in the early 1900s. f. One check on a mining company account in a Colorado mining town in the early 1900s $29.00 (View Picture)