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Winning Bid US $1050 First bid $750 Quantity 1 # of bids 4 Time left Auction has ended   Started 2024-04-30 00:00:00 Ended 2024-05-31 23:11:01

RARE Evans, Model 1877 ''New Model'' Carbine, CAL: 44 EVANS LONG, MFG: 1873-79, SN: N/A, 19'' 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 accepted & issued by the United States Army, but the complex loading mechanism failed the standard dust test. They then pivoted & promoted them 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 of 44 Evans, or in 44 Evans Long it 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. It has the unique distinction of being the only firearm mass-produced in the state of Maine in the 19th century, with a total of almost 15,000 Evans repeating rifle were produced in all models & variations, of which it is believed 4,000 were carbines. The Evans rifle also had the greatest magazine capacity of any rifle mass-produced in the 19th Century. The original two piece wood stock is very good & solid, displaying minor contusions, scrapes, nicks & scratches. There is a 2 1/2'' crack at the forend tip to under the barrel band. There is also a 1 1/4'' x 1/4'' missing piece of wood at the front of the upper comb where it was altered at one point to hold a tang sight. The is also two empty hole in the metal there, which once held the sight. The wood has developed a dark rich tone. The metal displays good coverage of a 50% mix of original blue & brown patina, with some speckling & light pitting. The carbine appears to be missing the sliding dust cover over the ejection port, which is often the case amongst the Evan's rifles which have come to our auction. Bore is excellent & bright. The steel trapdoor buttplate has been altered, sealing the loading port in the buttplate. The right side of the mag tube in the stock has also been altered to accommodate a new sliding cover plate & loading port. Barrel carries a folding, slide adjusting ladder rear & a tall blade front sights. No markings on the barrel. All appears to function properly, with a tight smooth action. Orginal sling loops in stock & on barrel band. A very unique, unusual & fairly rare Evans carbine. Antique, No FFL Req. - Value: 1500 to 3000

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RARE Evans, Model 1877 ''New Model'' Carbine, CAL: 44 EVANS ... Item # 4070 This auction is over. No new bids can be placed. Price: US $1050

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