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Winning Bid US $894 First bid $750 Quantity 1 # of bids 5 Time left Auction has ended   Started 2024-02-01 00:00:00 Ended 2024-03-01 22:05:02

RARE Evans Rifle, Model 1877 ''New Model'', CAL: 44 EVANS LONG, MFG: 1873-79, SN: N/A, 30'' round barrel. The Evans Repeater is often considered to be one of the most unique rifles to ever be produced in the United States. The Evans was invented by Warren R. Evans, a dentist from Thomaston, Maine. With the help of his brother George, they perfected the rifle & started the ''Evans Rifle Manufacturing Company'' of Mechanic Falls, Maine in 1873. Their rifles were marketed by Merwin & Hulbert. The hope was that the rifle would be issued by the United States Army, but the complex loading mechanism failed the standard dust test. It was then promoted as a sporting rifle. The rifle has a radial block receiver similar to the Spencer, but the rounds were fed from an Archimedean-screw magazine which formed the spine of the rifle stock & holds up to 32 rounds, this rifle in 44 Long is believed to hold 26 rounds due to the cartridge's 1 1/2'' length verses the previous 1'' length.. The fluted cartridge carrier made a quarter turn each time the lever was operated, feeding a new cartridge into the breech. A total of almost 15,000 Evans repeating rifle were produced & has the unique distinction of being the only firearm mass-produced in the state of Maine in the 19th century. The Evans rifle also had the greatest magazine capacity of any rifle mass-produced in the 19th Century. It is believed this rifle may have originally been a Military Musket rifle, rather than a ''Sporting Rifle'' as sporting rifles were listed as having 26'', 28'' or 30'' octagon barrels, while the muskets were listed as having 30'' round barrels. Research indicates many of the approximately 3000 muskets were converted to sporting rifles, while other later rifles were simply assembled with musket 30'' barrels & carried a screw held forend like this rifle. The top of the barrel is marked ''EVANS REPEATING RIFLE MECHANIC FALLS, ME. PAT. DEC. 8, 1868 & SEPT. 16, 1871 U.S.A.'' ahead of the rear sight. The original two piece wood stock is very good & solid, displaying minor to small contusions, scrapes, nicks & scratches, & one 2'' crack to the front end of the lower left side. The schnabel forearm is fair, with worn checkering, lots of contusions & scrapes & full length glue repaired cracks on both sides near the belly. There are a couple of added pins in the forend to add structural support & a small missing chip at the forward tip. The wood has developed a dark rich tone. The metal finish has toned to an even chocolate brown patina on the barrel & a mix of gun metal gray & speckled brown patina on the receiver throughout. The rifle appears to be missing the sliding dust cover over the ejection port. Bore is good, with some dark spots & roughness amongst strong rifling. Steel trapdoor, loading port buttplate. Barrel carries a folding, slide adjusting ladder rear & a box small blade front sights. Tight smooth action. A very unique & unusual rifle with great history. Antique, No FFL Req. - Value: 1500 to 3000

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RARE Evans Rifle, Model 1877 ''New Model'', CAL: 44 EVANS LO... Item # 4060 This auction is over. No new bids can be placed. Price: US $894

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