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Starr Percussion Carbine with Mint Bore and Blue
Guns International #: 101987881 Seller's Inventory #: 100Str
Category: Civil War Carbines - Starr Arms
Seller's Information
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Seller: CWFirearms
Member Since: 6/19/18
First Name: John
Last Name: Gersten
State: Wisconsin
Zip: 54943
Country: United States
Phone: (715) 249-3227
Number of Active Listings: 0
Total Number of Listings: 33
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: money order, bank check, personal check
Description:
Here is a very fine condition Starr Civil War percussion carbine. It has all of its original factory blue finish on the barrel with absolutely NO pitting on the iron parts, just a couple of deep scratches in the barrel by the rear sight as shown in the photos. The case-hardened frame and lock have turned a natural gun metal silver color mixed with an untouched age brown patina. The hammer and trigger bar are mixed gray and brown patina. The bore is in beautiful mint condition, the two piece breech block is also fine with both the fine nipple and the flash channel in the breech block clear and in shootable condition. The action is very tight and in perect working order. All screws are original, and the gun can easily be completely disassembled. All of the markings are perfect and it has a matching serial number on breech block, frame and barrel. The dark oil finished stocks are in fine sound condition, not sanded, and there are no nicks, scratches, or damage except for a little actual service wear with impressions in the left wrist right behind the frame where the saddle ring and sling hook rubbed on that part of the stock. There is one light cartouche still visible on that area of the left wrist. The brass butt-plate and barrel band are clean smooth semi-bright yellow color. The best thing about this carbine is that it does not have the usual damaged toe of the stock which is a common fault on these Starr carbines. If the gun was dropped on the thin brass butt-plate it would damage the toe of the stock, sometimes quite seiously. The thin brass buttplates were later changed to iron on the final Starr cartridge model. When tested by the U.S. Ordnance Board the Starr actually out performed the Sharps carbine, and it was found that the Starr action does not leak gas at the breech like the Sharps does. Starr carbines in this better grade of condition are tough to find, only about 20,000 were manufactured amd most saw hard service. This is a very attractive example showing just the slightest service wear.
SOLD
Antique: Yes