4010 CONFEDERATE DICKSON NELSON RIFLE.

SOLD
15,000.00USD
This item SOLD at 2024 Nov 03 @ 11:21UTC-4 : AST/EDT
Category Firearms & Military
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 6,000.00 USD
Estimated at 12,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD
Last ditch rifle made in Dawson, Georgia during last 3 months of war, but saw service & survived in "attic condition", missing front band & rear sight which was professionally restored. This is well above average for other examples and Confederate longarms in general. Excellent lock markings and dated 1865 make it among the last 150-200 guns made. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: copy of Doug Jones, excellent ASAC article telling history of this rare maker. Receipt from professional restorer Larry Smith detailing restoration performed. CONDITION: very good overall, restored front band, rear sight, the ramrod is added. The stock is sound and solid with burnout rear of bolster, putty repair on right side of barrel channel between bands. Brass mounts have smooth olive/mustard patina. Lock and barrel have dark iron patina with pitting. Bore is strong and pitted with good discernible rifling. Lock will not hold on full cock, otherwise mechanically functional. (01-22811/JS). ANTIQUE. $12,000-20,000.