Little is known about these brass frame Wesson rifles manufactured in the 1860s. Per the consignor, this rifle is the only known 2nd model with a left hand ejector and it is pictured on page 35 of "Frank Wesson: Gunmaker" by Woods, Littlefield, and Rowe. It has a brass blade front sight, adjustable sporting rear sight, the address and patent markings stamped over J. Cutler Fuller "Shangae" markings on top of the breech section, the toggle link on the right, ejector on the left, matching serial numbers the barrel, frame, and trigger guard; "R33" tag stuck on the lower tang, and smooth stock with crescent brass buttplate. Provenance: Richard Littlefield; The Milan J. Turk Collection

Good with brown patina on the iron, dark aged patina on the brass, and mild overall wear. The refinished stock is also good and has some gaps and repairs around the tangs and a few marks and scratches. Aside from the ejector, mechanically fine.