2020 September Premier, Volume I

LOT 170
Colt Reproduction Model
1877 “Bull Dog” Gatling
Battery Gun with Tripod
- Serial no. 5, 45-70 cal., 18
1/4 inch round bbl., bright/
black finish. This museum
quality Model 1877 “Bulldog”
Gatling Gun reproduction
was manufactured by U.S.
Armament Corp. in limited
quantities c. 2009. Possibly
as few as 50 were made
and sold through Colt or a
distributor. Colt was the original
manufacturer of a similar gun in
the late 19th century. The Model
1877 was the first Gatling with
fully enclosed housing around the barrels and breech and had
a rear mounted hand crank that could be cranked in reverse to
clear a jam. The U.S. Armament Corp.’s specifications list the rate
of fire at 800 rounds per minute and the weight of the gun at
135 pounds not including the tripod. It was built using original
Gatling diagrams and specifications. It is marked “MODEL/1877”
to the left of the Bruce gravity feed device. The sights are on the
right side and are graduated out to 1,000 yards. “No 5 “ is marked
near the right trunnion. The bronze plaque on the top of the
action at the rear has the standard Colt markings. The tripod has
ash legs and brass and iron fittings.
CONDITION: Excellent, showing mostly bright brass, more that
half of the slightly thinned blue finish, and retaining almost all
the original deep black enamel on the iron parts of the tripod
with the balance some scattered attractive antique patina on
the brass. The wood is also excellent with some scattered light
handling marks. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 18000 - 27500
The John Fox Collection
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