4002 SCARCE JENNINGS BREECH LOADING RIFLE.

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[?]Live Online Auction Starts In 2025 May 11 @ 10:00 (UTC-04:00 : AST/EDT)
Category Firearms & Military
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Start Price 1,000.00 USD
Estimated at 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD
Cal. 56. S# 1. Manufactured in 1850-1851 by Robbins & Lawrence, Windsor, Vermont. Made from parts of the earlier Jennings repeating rifle, which did not perform & few survivors known. Standard configuration of this factory converted to single shot, loading aperture on right side of frame, replacing magazine is smaller diameter tube that holds wooden ramrod. Originally utilizing the 1849 patented Jennings "rocket ball" cartridge. "ROBBINS & LAWRENCE / MAKERS / WINDSOR VT" and "C P DIXON AGENT / NEW YORK / PATENT 1849" engraved on the left side of frame. Patchbox and escutcheon both nicely engraved. This is an attractive ring trigger rifle though restored and altered. CONDITION: fair to good overall as restored and altered probably from muzzle loading percussion, metal cleaned and recolored, frame markings and serial number are not original and added. Bore is reamed out from 54 cal rifle to 56 caliber smoothbore. Rifle will cock and fire but loading aperture is blocked for loading cartridge by apparent old percussion conversion that has been reconverted back with newer extension to hammer face. Stock is sound and well fit, and refinished. Bore is clear and pitted. (01-26437/JS). ANTIQUE. $2,000-4,000.