5th Model Burnside Carbine
Sale 2030 - Arms, Armor and Militaria
Oct 23, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$1,000 -
$1,500
Lot Description
5th Model Burnside Carbine
American Civil War
.54 caliber. 21" barrel. SN: 9565. Blued and color casehardened finish, smooth oil-finished walnut forend and stock. Single shot percussion breechloading cavalry carbine with aperture leaf rear sight, pinched front sight blade, saddle bar and ring and sling swivel in toe. Top of chamber marked in BURNSIDE PATENT/MODEL OF 1864 over the serial number, breech block with matching serial number. Left wrist with two clear script GC cartouches, the mark of Springfield Arsenal civilian sub-inspector George Curtis. A small HDH block inspection is present on the bottom of the forend, the mark of arsenal sub-inspector Henry D. Hastings, whose cartouche often appears on 5th Model Burnside Carbines with Curtis'. This carbine is from the Collection of Charles Worman, co-author of the two volume set Firearms of the American West.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
From the Collection of Charles Worman
Condition Report
Very good. Bore very good, mostly bright with fine rifling and scattered oxidation. Metal with some nice thinning blue on the barrel, some bright blue on the lever and with some strong traces of case color on the frame. Barrel with scattered dings and impact marks. Markings mostly clear and crisp. Mechanically functional action. Wood with moderate wear, forend showing numerous dents, dings and a couple of more serious gouges, butt somewhat crisper with some scuffs and mars.
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