Auction Details
Burley Auction Gallery is proud to present the W.C. “Buddy” Bass firearm collection out of Homestead, Florida. Featuring over 600 historic, rare, & unusual firearms collected by Buddy Bass over the past 50+ years. His lifetime collection spans from rare Confederate Civil War rifles to the Lone Ranger Clayton Moore’s pair of Colt Bisleys & Bohlin gun belt, to rare Lugers, ring guns, Elvis Presley’s presentation engraved Smith & Wesson revolver, Steve McQueen’s custom engraved Colt SAA & hat, Sammy Davis Jr.’s Colt SAA & gun belt, Roy Roger’s guns, boots & hats, Gene Autry & Hopalong Cassidy’s Colts & more documented celebrity guns, screen used movie prop guns, impressive collection of Richmond Confederate Civil War rifles & muskets, rare Civil War revolvers, engraved Colts, cased presentation Colts, antique Winchesters, rare guns, baby Lugers, Martz Lugers, a large collection of antique pocket knives, old western movie posters, & much more. 15%BP TX#15184.
Please make plans to join us on Saturday, January 18th at 10:00 AM.
All items sold as is where is. See photos for condition, email info@burleyauction.com or call 830-629-9280 (Prior to sale day) if you have specific condition questions.
Winning bidders will receive an invoice on or before the TUESDAY following the auction.
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481Remington 1858 Revolver Cartridge ConversionBurley Auction Group
serial no. 40205. nickel plated, 7.5" octagon barrel, ivory grips with silver emblem with initials "CAG"
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for 2,000.00
482Smith Patent CarbineBurley Auction Group
serial no. 868 missing hammer
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 700.00
483Double Barrel Rifle / ShotgunBurley Auction Group
"NORCROSS" on 40" barrels. One barrel is smooth bore 12 gauge, the other is grooved approximately .54 caliber
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 500.00
484S.S. Baird Half Stock Percussion RifleBurley Auction Group
S.S. Baird, Chittenden, VT. Brass Eagle patch box, 31" heavy octagon barrel. Stock has a crack through it
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to frankflint.. for 575.00
485Full Stock Kentucky RifleBurley Auction Group
35.5" octagon barrel, engraved fish-head hammer, figured walnut stock
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for 500.00
493W.P DeWitt Mule-Ear Double RifleBurley Auction Group
33" barrels marked William P. (W.P.) DeWitt, Elmira, NY.
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for 600.00
494Engraved Colt Model 1849 by John AdamsBurley Auction Group
Serial no. 48545 finely engraved with letter from John F. Adams, checkered ivory grips, 5.5" bbl, blue parts.
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to frankflint.. for 2,185.00
497M.T. Wickham Model 1816 US Contract CarbineBurley Auction Group
U.S. marked contract 1816 carbine converted to percussion from flintlock, lockplate dated Philadelphia 1834. 22.5" barrel stamped "SP"
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to frankflint.. for 575.00
498Colt Model 1849 Presentation RevolverBurley Auction Group
Backstrap engraved "Henry Simmons, From His Father" 6" octagon barrel, .31 cal.
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for 1,100.00