Unknown Maker Model Percussion Rifle
Updated October 17, 2026
| Lot number | 4 |
| Category | Firearms & Militaria |
| Auction | October 31 Gun Auction |
| Date | October 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT |
| Auction house | Horst Auctioneers |
| Location | Ephrata, Pennsylvania |
Serial # NSN. .45 caliber percussion fired rifle with a 37” heavy octagon barrel. The bore is good with light rust. The lock plate is marked “Atkinson Warranted”, the barrel is marked “Remington” which is inverted on the left side. Atkinson was most likely a lock maker, but there was a Joel Atkinson, of Parkesburg, KY, working from 1877 to 1883 who was involved in the making of what were known as 40-rod rifles. The barrel measures 0.842” across the flats at the muzzle and 1.106” at the breech and. The overall length is 52-1/2”. The metal finish on the barrel appears as though it was in the white with the exposed metal rusting to a brown patina. The lock plate engraved with a hunting scene and the hammer are a brown/gray patina. Notch rear sight and brass blade front sight dovetailed into the barrel. Brass butt plate, decorative patch box, trigger guard and nose cap. The full-length hardwood stock is in fair condition, it looks like it may have been painted at one time. There is a large sliver of wood missing from the barrel channel along with a large chunk of wood missing from the right side of the upper tang. The action seems to work OK, but the main action/lock plate screw is missing nipple is missing as well as a screw from the upper tang. Includes a wood ramrod.
