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Whitney Howard Thunderbolt Single Shot Rifle

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:NA
Whitney Howard Thunderbolt Single Shot Rifle
Auction Location:

16600 Aston Street
Irvine, CA
Whitney Howard Thunderbolt Single Shot Rifle, #2344, .44 RF cal., 24-1/4'' barrel, brown finish, smooth American walnut stock, with crescent buttplate; full buckhorn 19th Century style rear sight, front sight marked ''R.F. Enewold''. Left side of barrel marked ''C. Howard Patent'', with various dates terminating in 1862; right side of barrel with Whitney address only lightly visible. Action is a lever-operated draw breech. Condition is very good to with even overall general patination to brown barrel. Stock with moderate knackering near comb and to left side. Action is good, six-groove barrel is very good with light frosting in the grooves. Est.: $800-$1,200. (Antique)