Canadian Militia Starr Carbine 52 Rimfire Cartridge WD Marked
Guns International #: 100630285 Seller's Inventory #: 28223
Category: Military Rifles - Antique - Antique Rifles - Cartridge
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Seller: Joe Salter com
Company: Down East Antiques - Joe Salter
Member Since: 9/10/10
First Name: Garrick-March-Jim-Joe
Last Name: Salter
State: New Hampshire
Zip: 03031
Country: United States
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Description:
Serial #37575, .52 RF, 21” barrel with an excellent, bright bore. The barrel has retained approximately 75% of the original blue finish with an attractive dark plum-brown patina starting to form along the edges and borders, as well as a small amount of silvering and mild pinprick pitting at the muzzle. The frame, hammer, and lever have a mottled pewter gray patina with plum-brown spots and an even, bright gray patina on the breechblock. The walnut stock and forend are in good-very good condition with numerous minor handling marks and small bruises scattered about the wood. There are some larger bruises on the buttstock, and the wood has been lightly sanded with an added varnish finish throughout. A large “(Broad Arrow)/WD” British property stamp is present on the right side of the butt. Developed at the very end of the Civil War, these carbines, chambered for the reliable Spencer rimfire round, found a ready buyer in the British, who were buying Spencer rifles for use in Canada and appreciated the interchangeability of ammunition. The British ordered 1,000 Starr carbines in 1866, primarily in order to arm Royal Navy personnel on the Great Lakes and the Bay of Fundy, but with a small portion earmarked for the Canadian Militia. In 1870, 228 of these Starr carbines were handed over to the Canadian Militia, and this is one of those carbines. It is an extremely rare piece of North American military history in addition to being a very good example of a foreign purchased, post-Civil War Starr. It would make a great example in any collection. {Ref. “Defending the Dominion Canadian Military Rifles 1855-1955” by David W. Edgecombe; 2003} Antique
SOLD
Antique: Yes
Manufacturer: Starr
Model: Carbine
Serial Number: 37575
Caliber Info: .52RF
Gauge Info: .52RF