T Bailey New Orleans Retailer Marked Percussion Shotgun Published in Confederate & Southern Agent Marked Shotguns
Sale 2030 - Arms, Armor and Militaria
Oct 23, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$1,200 -
$1,800
Lot Description
T Bailey New Orleans Retailer Marked Percussion Shotgun Published in Confederate & Southern Agent Marked Shotguns
American Civil War
10 Bore. 31" barrels. NSN. Browned barrels secured by double keys, iron furniture, checkered walnut stock. Double barrel percussion muzzleloading shotgun with platinum bands at breech and platinum blowouts in bolsters, double triggers and engraved iron furniture. Locks engraved with game scenes and marked T BAILEY. Barrel rib marked T BAILEY NEW ORLEANS. Thomas Bailey Sr was a Birmingham gunmaker to emigrated to American circa 1840 and established himself on Chartres Street in New Orleans during the early 1840s as a gunmaker, gunsmith and gun retailer. He became a Naturalized Citizen in 1848. By 1860 his two sons John Edward and Thomas Jr had joined the firm as gunmakers as well. Thomas Bailey was still listed as a gunsmith in the 1880 Census. This gun is published in Confederate & Southern Agent Marked Shotguns by Pritchard, Ashworth, Prince, et al on pages 154-155 and was credited to the Brian Akins collection at that time. Southern retailer marked shotguns from the Antebellum period are particularly desirable collectables.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Condition Report
Good. Bores dark, oxidized and pitted. Metal heavily oxidized with a rich brown patina with scattered surface roughness and pitting. Markings remain mostly legible. Locks functional, but due to a break in the wrist the left hammer will not fall when the trigger is pulled unless the crack is closed, allowing the left trigger to bear on the left lock's sear. Stock with a break at the wrist that is fairly crisp and clean and could likely be repaired by a competent restoration gunsmith. Otherwise wood with scattered bumps, dings and mars.
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