Antique Maine Made Combination Rifle Shotgun C. 1850s
Offered herein and well
documented from a very prestigious
arms collection is this excellent circa 1850s
“combination” rifle/shotgun made by
Josiah Bean of Old Town, Maine
. This fine longarm is all original
and made just a few miles north
of Bangor, Maine. This side by side rifle and shotgun is marked on the barrel rib “J. Bean Old Town. ME” Overall length is 48-1/2 inches with 31-1/2”
round barrels. The rifle barrel is .44 caliber
and the shotgun barrel is 12 gauge. The barrels exhibit almost all of their fine Damascus pattern with a chocolate brown hue. Reference pp. 270-71 Maine Made Guns and Their Makers. This unusual side by side percussion rifle and shotgun bears Belgian proof marks on the barrels and was probably partly made in Belgium and sold or completed by
Josiah Bean of Old Town, Maine. Etched on the barrel rib along with the “bean” address is “REAL TWIST”. On the bottom of the barrels are Liege,
Belgium proof marks. The construction of the barrels is Damascus type and the stock is of walnut with engraved lockplate and iron furniture.
Complete with rear tang sight and barrels with rifle sights.
Excellent condition. Fine, well documented collectible combination gun. M284-28 QTZZ BLTH Thanks for looking and please e-mail us with any questions PRIOR to bidding. Please note Hansen & Hansen payment policy and terms: Standard shipping, handling and insurance is approximately 24.00 in continental United States but we will calculate shipping and insurance based upon geographical location. We gladly accept money orders, bank checks and personal checks. Credit card orders (VISA AND MASTER CARD ONLY) charged 3.95% additional for use. Hansen & Hansen wishes to expedite each order received, however we ship 80-100 items weekly, therefore orders paid by money orders or bank checks are cleared for shipping 5-7 days after deposited funds show in our account. Shipping date is scheduled ONLY AFTER VERIFICATION TAKES PLACE AND FFL/C&R IS RECEIVED (IF APPLIES). This is 5-7 days after WE receive order by mail - NOT customer date mailed and postmarked and after credit card funds are posted. Credit card orders exceeding $500 must be cleared through customer’s bank before shipping. Personal checks are accepted but orders are held UP TO 3 WEEKS after deposit of funds before items released for shipping. IF you have special instructions or require overnight or expedited shipping please advise at time of ordering and we will gladly prioritize shipping FOR AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE. THIS IS OUR POLICY and we encourage bidders to PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND OUR POLICY BEFORE BIDDING. We would be pleased to answer ANY questions by phone (our toll free number is 1-800-571-7337 or e-mail cwlopi@aol.com.
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