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O/U SWIVEL BREECH RIFLE BY SAMUEL WALLEY.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,250.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD
O/U SWIVEL BREECH RIFLE BY SAMUEL WALLEY.

50 Cal. O/U 36 1/4" rifled bbls. 1 Bbl. signed "Samuel Walley". Percussion back action lock is marked "H.E. Leman Lancaster PA.". 4 Piece patchbox w/ 9 piercings, dbl. set triggers, 5 silver inlays & 5 1/2 comb inlays. Samuel Walley is listed as unlocated in Seller's Book. Ewing lists a John Worley in Beaver Township in 1848 who may have been related. CONDITION: clean & original condition throughout. Bottom hammer cap holder needs adjustment. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. John Persing. (01-19632/RG.) ANTIQUE. $2,500-3,500.