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| Whitney Howard Model ''Thunderbolt'', CAL: 44RF, SN: 1190, M...
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2021-04-29 00:00:00 |
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2024-05-31 17:01:00 |
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Whitney Howard Model ''Thunderbolt'', CAL: 44RF, SN: 1190, MFG: 1866-67, Lever action single shot rifle, 24'' round barrel, with markings on right side of barrel '' MANUF''D FOR HOWARD BROTHERS - BY- WHITNEY-ARMS-CO-WHITNEYVILLE CONN''. The left side inscription reads: ''C. HOWARD PATENTED SEPT.26 & OCT.10, 1865 - OCT.28, 1862''. Original straight grain American walnut buttstock contains some scratches & dings, checkering is still strong, just lightly worn down. Fitted with a flip-up sight with 3 v- grooves for sighting one that is elevation adjustable, no graduation marks. Front sight is small brass blade sight that rotates down on a pin. The barrel is turning to a dark brown patina with some light rust speckling. The action, receiver & lever have same brown patina. Single trigger. Original steel crescent style buttplate matching the rest of the rifle's brown patina. There is an inlaid metal 5'' bar along the bottom of the stock up to the toe meeting the bottom of the crescent buttplate. Bore beginning to darken, however, still has strong rifling with some scattered light pitting. The action functions correctly & is solid with a very crisp trigger. These were submitted for U.S. Military trials, but were sadly rejected, not least because of it's weak bolt locking mechanism, which could ''blow open'' when fired. The fact that it was loaded from the bottom may also have had something to do with it. Stiff competition from other companies a well as the post-war glut of surplus arms led to little interest in the rifles. A very nice example of a VERY rare gun. The Howard ''THUNDERBOLT'' was the brainchild of two brothers - Charles and Sebre Howard. Sebre is responsible for the basic design. The cocking and firing mechanism was to be completely enclosed in a cylindrical extension of the breech of the rifle. Actuating the lever-like trigger guard drew back a piston and disc, compressing a spring housed in the cylinder. A hammer rod passing through the coil spring engaged the sear upon cocking. Closing the trigger guard sealed the breech by bringing the piston forward against the cartridge and chambering it. Pressure on the trigger released the hammer rod and attached disc, striking the piston. From the piston face protruded two small pegs which struck the rim of the rim-fire cartridge. Extractor jaws protrude from the top and bottom of the piston head alongside the cylinder wall to grip the base of the cartridge for extraction. Less than 2,00 of these rifles ever produced. NO FFL Req - Value: 800 to 1600
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