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  • Auction Catalog #1046
  • Lot #4311
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Lot 4311: Three American Percussion Rifles

Auction Location: Bedford, TX

Auction Date: June 23, 2024

Lot 4311: Three American Percussion Rifles

Auction Location: Bedford, TX

Auction Date: June 23, 2024

Estimated Price: $2,000 - $3,500
Price Realized:
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A) Leman Full-Stock Rifle

Manufacturer: Leman
Model: Percussion
Type: Rifle
Gauge: 32
Barrel: 44 3/4 inch octagon
Finish: unknown
Grip:
Stock: maple
Item Views: 837
Serial Number:
Class: Antique
Bore Condition: Good - Some light pitting or frosted appearance
Description:

From the shop of famous Lancaster gunsmith Henry Leman (1812-1887).

Rating Definition:

Good with an obstructed bore, dark patina, moderate oxidation/pitting, chipped hammer, cracks and chips in the stock, and general moderate overall wear. Mechanically fine.



B) J. Ogden Half-Stock Rifle

Manufacturer: American
Model: Percussion
Type: Rifle
Gauge: 47
Barrel: 36 3/8 inch octagon
Finish: bright
Grip:
Stock: maple
Item Views: 837
Serial Number:
Class: Antique
Bore Condition: Slight Darkening - Light to moderate pitting
Description:

Jehial Ogden of Oswego, Tioga County, New York, was active around the 1830s and 1840s.

Rating Definition:

Good with the barrel bored out smooth, gray and brown patina, moderate oxidation, some cracks in the stock, and general mild overall wear. Mechanically fine (one position only).



C) Desirable Nelson Delany for Dimick & Co. Half-Stock Percussion Rifle

Manufacturer: Dimick H E
Model: Percussion Rifle
Type: Rifle
Gauge: 45
Barrel: 34 1/8 inch octagon
Finish: blue/casehardened
Grip:
Stock: walnut
Item Views: 837
Serial Number:
Class: Antique
Bore Condition: Slight Darkening - Light to moderate pitting
Description:

Nelson Delany was a riflemaker in Bethlehem and Reading, Pennsylvania, c. 1847-1885. Horace E. Dimick was a gunmaker and gun dealer in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1849 into the early 1870s and ran a "Western Emporium" where he sold a variety of goods. Dimick furnished 150 rifles both from his own shop and those sourced from other gunsmiths to what Birge's Western Sharpshooters during the Civil War. This rifle is marked "N. DELANY/FOR/DIMICK & CO ST LOUIS" on the barrel and "BELL/LONDON" on the lock.

Rating Definition:

Good with gray and brown patina, mild oxidation/pitting, and general mild overall wear including some minor chips and cracks in the stock. Mechanically fine.



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