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LOT 215
Exceptional
Civil War American Machine Works
Smith Patent Breech Loading Percussion Saddle Ring Carbine - Serial no. 9254, 50 cal., 21 5/8 inch part octagon bbl.,
blue/casehardened finish, walnut stock. Nearly all of the Smith carbines manufactured were issued to Union cavalry units and saw hard use
during the Civil War, and somehow this example appears to have seen little to no use. It has standard markings and features, “LFR” inspection initials on the
left of the breech, “H.D.H” inspection initials underneath the forend, “J.H” inspection initials ahead of the buttplate, and an oval script “JH” inspection cartouche
stamped on the left of the wrist. Wearing a circular brass tag on the saddle ring indicating it was once part of the Weller Collection in Princeton, New Jersey.
CONDITION: Excellent, retains 95% original blue finish on the barrel with a few areas of light surface freckling and one patch of light pitting on the underside of the muzzle. 90% plus original nitre blue finish remains, strongest on the rear sight, breech latch and trigger guard with some flaking visible on the barrel band. 97% vibrant original case colors on the frame and hammer. Sharp edges and markings in the metal overall. Wood is also excellent with attractive raised grains and rich oil finish, defined edges, some light scratches and dings, some moderate chips at the toe, and an exceptionally crisp cartouche. Mechanically excellent.
Provenance: The Jac Weller Collection.
Estimate: 6,500 - 8,500
LOT 214
Excellent and Very Scarce Whitney-Laidley Style I Saddle Ring Carbine
- Serial no. 63411, 45 CF cal., 22 inch round bbl., blue/casehardened finish, walnut stock. Manufactured circa 1871-1881. This carbine has no visible marker’s markings. The action has the Whitney style hammer and breechblock pins with extensions secured by a screw unlike the Remingtons which had a washer. The barrel has three groove rifling, a triangular blade front sight, a two leaf rear sight graduated from 100 to 500 yards, and “45-” at the breech. The lower tang has the serial number, and the upper tang is blank. Oval script “ESA” (Erskine S. Allin) inspection cartouche stamped on the left stock wrist.