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Scoped Heavy Barrel Percussion Target Rifle by W.W. Wetmore of Lebanon, NH
Guns International #: 102627224 Seller's Inventory #: 47650
Category: Antique Rifles - Percussion - Antique Pistols - Target
Seller's Information
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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
Phone: (603) 732-4000
Fax: (603) 732-4200
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Number of Active Listings: 1208
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
FREE SHIPPING FOR ORDERS OVER $500! We also have a 30 day Inspection Period and NOT a 3 day Inspection.
Payment Types Accepted: We take all major credit cards with NO CREDIT CARD FEES! Also Check or Money order.
About Us: Joe Salter has been in the Antique and Collector Weapons business for 60 years as both a collector and dealer. Our company is based in Southern New Hampshire and we have had an internet based store front for the past 20 years. We are federally licensed and deal in all types of firearms and related material. We offer free Shipping for orders over $500.
Description:
NSN, .52 Caliber, 30" heavy octagon barrel with gain-twist rifling and an excellent, bright bore. This is a splendid, New Hampshire-made target rifle that has mottled gray-brown patina along the "W.W. WETMORE / LEBANON, N.H." marked barrel, and a more plum-brown patina on the false muzzle, which is recessed for use with either a linen or paper cross patch (he is referred to in "The Muzzle-Loading Cap Lock Rifle" by Ned Roberts {1958} as, along with George Schalk, being one of the few American gunmakers who made rifles adapted in that manner). The robust back-action lock and trigger guard have a matching gray-brown patina as well. Some mild surface oxidation is present on and around the nipple and bolster. The rifle has a drilled and tapped hole on the underside for mounting a no longer present barrel rest, and is equipped with an unmarked period telescopic sight that has good, if slightly dim optics, and an intact crosshair reticle. No provision for iron sights are present. The walnut buttstock is in fine shape with few handling marks in the original oil finish, and there is a dark brown patina on the steel buttplate. The action is fully functional with a smooth light pull on the double-set trigger, and weighs 22 lbs. 13 oz. without the false muzzle installed. W.W. Wetmore (or Whetmore, as his name is sometimes spelled) operated from approximately 1870 & 1895, first in Lebanon, NH, and then in Windsor, VT. He was well-known for making precision gain-twist rifles, and this example is in fine overall condition. Antique
Price: $6,995.00
Antique: Yes