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Evans 44 caliber center fire repeater transition type with exposed magazine and barrel marked Evan

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Firearms & Armory Start Price:400.00 USD
Evans 44 caliber center fire repeater  transition type with exposed magazine and  barrel marked Evan
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Evans 44 caliber center fire repeater transition type with exposed magazine and barrel marked Evans repeating rifle, Mechanic Falls ME Patent Dec. 8th 1868 and Sep. 16th 1871. Refer Flayderman 13-011. The rifleremains in good to very good original condition with approx 10-20% blue remaining within a gray/brown patina. The stocks are good with some wear to the checkering on the forend, minor dings, mars and scratches.Barrel address good, action good, a Western style Buckhorn sight has been added to the original rear sight and a later front sight added to the original front sight base. Action good, bore good. These 38 roundrepeaters were a Western frontier arm manufactured 1873-1879 and a competitor of Winchester. Est.; $800 - $1,600