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.25-20 Single Shot Antique MASS ARM Model 1882 MAYNARD Hunting/TARGET Rifle With Fancy Walnut Stock & Swiss Butt Plate!
Guns International #: 101891040 Seller's Inventory #: 217023
Category: Antique Rifles - Target - Maynard Rifles
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Seller: AncestryGunsLLC
Company: Ancestry Guns LLC
Member Since: 11/3/16
State: Missouri
Zip: 65203
Country: United States
Phone: (314) 707-7373
International Phone: 314-707-7373
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
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Description:
.25-20 Single Shot Antique MASS ARM Model 1882 MAYNARD Hunting/TARGET Rifle
With Fancy Walnut Stock & Swiss Butt Plate!
Here we present an antique Massachusetts Arms Maynard Model 1882 Rifle in .25-20 Single Shot, made by Massachusetts Arms Co. of Chicopee Falls, Mass. The Maynard model 1882 hunting/target rifle was developed by Edward Maynard and produced during its eight-year production run between 1882 and the mid-1890s. It was one of the first rifles to use quickly interchangeable barrels of various calibers. Though many considered this rifle “ugly”, it was quite popular being both accurate and dependable.
Maynard received his first patent in 1845 with the priming system which cycled a small mercury fulminate charge to a percussion cap. This invention turned out to be successful, and the United States Federal Government offered a dollar per weapon to produce them using his method. By 1855 all 1855 model .58 caliber military rifles and carbines were using Maynard's method. In 1851 Maynard patented a breech-loading rifle. The Confederacy during the Civil War took to this method particularly because it did not require the major manufacturing equipment used for most gun production. Maynard founded the Maynard Arms Company in 1857, contracting the Massachusetts Arms Company to manufacture the Maynard Carbines. The Maynard was one of the few patent breech-loaders to survive the Civil War. It continued to be produced for hunting and target shooting until the mid-1890s.
The predecessor to this rifle, the Model 1873, was the first Maynard with standard chambering for centerfire metallic cartridges.
This rifle features a fancy walnut stock with a pistol grip and checkering along with a Swiss butt plate. Adjustable tang-mounted rear sight. The barrel rear sight and front sight are absent but the front would likely have been a Beach.
The overall condition is very good. Excellent action. The bore is in good shape and is nicely rifled. This example sports a solid stock with less than average wear and retains sharp checkering and fancy grain. Missing front and rear sights. The frame is marked “1873” on the left side while “1882” can be read on the right.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 25-3/4 inches.
Caliber: .25-20 Single Shot
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$2425
#217023
SOLD
Antique: Yes