^Lot 3455 BROWN MFG. CO. BALLARD PATENT SPORTING PERCUSSION

RIFLE. Cal. 44. S# 21302. Rnd. 30" barrel. Blade front sight & folding rear sight. Ballard patent action with serpentine lever; forearm has slot for manual extractor of a rimfire barrel. Walnut stock set w/ musket buttplate & pewter forearm tip. CONDITION: fair fading barrel blue mixed with brown patina showing oxidation throughout. Faint case colors on action with patina & light pitting. Fair worn wood finish with large crack right side wrist, numerous dings & marks. Dark bore shows strong rifling under large deposits of fouling. (01-28562/MD). ANTIQUE. $1,200-1,500.