INTERESTING EARLY FRONTIER STYLE TAKE DOWN SHOT GUN

Description:
30 inch octagon barrel. Receiver is a crudely made of brass that resembles an 86 Winchester. Buttplate is brass as well. Pistol grip stock that is quite rough. The action doesn't seem to function. Anyone out on the frontier would have been in a jam with this. Interesting Frontier History from the previous owner states the gun belonged to Ned Christie of Fort Smith Arkansas. Christie was a Frontiersman and buffalo hunter. He was falsely accused of killing a US Marshall in 1887. He escaped from the law and was on the run for many years until being killed by a posse in 1892.  True or not is anyone's guess. It's a rough looking gun with no finish to speak of but is still a real curiosity piece representing our Frontier History..

Leroy Merz Antique Firearms specializes in antique and vintage Winchesters and other fine American firearms. Since 1965 Mr. Merz has taken part in the world of firearms and has been a contributor to many well known reference books. We have hundreds of additional guns in every price range at our home online. Search for Merz Antiques in google.
 

Antique: Yes

Price: $975.00