A RARE AMERICAN .44 (EVANS LONG) 'EVANS SPORTING RIFLE' LEVER-ACTION REPEATING SPORTING RIFLE

CIRCA 1880

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A RARE AMERICAN .44 (EVANS LONG) 'EVANS SPORTING RIFLE' LEVER-ACTION REPEATING SPORTING RIFLE
CIRCA 1880
With 30 in. (76 cm.) sighted barrel marked 'EVANS SPORTING RIFLE' and sighted to 1100 yards, 'New Model' action with dust-cover, and chequered fore-end

Lot Essay

Believed to be part of a group assembled from parts after the Evans Repeating Rifle Company filed for bankruptcy. The Evans holds the distinction of having the largest capacity of any mass produced American repeating rifle, the present example holding 28 rounds

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