Lock Stock & Barrel Auctions, Live Auction #7 - Cody, Wyoming
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Condition Grade: Fair to Good condition, heavily reflecting its authentic mid-19th-century age and localized material loss.
Condition Issues: The genuine period paper displays moderate organic discoloration, minor foxing, and a distinct, horizontally running triangular missing section along the upper-right edge.
Dimensions: The historic document is housed in a wooden display frame measuring 10x12 inches.
Pertinent Markings & Features: The broadside retains bold typographic ink strikes reading "Volcanic Repeating Fire-Arms" alongside a remarkably sharp woodcut illustration detailing the weapon's inner mechanics.
Completeness: It is offered framed under glass, preserved as a standalone historical survivor without original accompanying factory boxes or correspondence.
Historical Background: This incredibly scarce artifact dates to circa 1855, capturing J.W. Post's original New York advertisement for Horace Smith and Daniel Wesson's lever-action system, which directly laid the engineering foundation for the legendary Winchester rifle.
Lock Stock & Barrel Investments Inc.
2301 Lt. Childers St.
Cody, WY 82414
United States
T +13075278915