^Lot 3245 CONFEDERATE BRASS FRAME KEEN WALKER BREECH LOADING

CARBINE. Cal. 52. NSN. This unique designed brass frame "tilting breech" Confederate breechloading carbine is one of 280 made by Keen, Walker & Company of Danville, Virginia, between May & September 1862, making it one of the rarest of all Confederate Carbines. Standard configuration, 40" overall, 21.5" 7 groove rifled barrel, fixed notch rear sight, brass blade front sight. Matching assembly marks on the frame, breechblock, lower tang & in the stock in the top strap mortise. Solid brass frame, all other parts iron. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: letter of authenticity 2005, signed by Don Bryan & Hayes Otoupalik, copies of Keen Walker Chapter from Murphy & Madaus text on Confederate Carbines. CONDITION: very good overall, complete and matching, mottled dark patinas, superior sound solid well fit stock, chipped along right bottom along lower tang. Minor restoration to mechanism, mechanics functional, crisp dark rifled bore. PROVENANCE: Cliff Young collection; Hayes Otoupalik collection; Don Bryan collection; David Berenson estate collection 2005. (01-29636/JS). ANTIQUE. $20,000-30,000.