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John Blickensdoerfer (& Frederick Schilling)

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John Blickensdoerfer (& Frederick Schilling).

 

The information below is taken from the catalogue advertising the auction of the Myron Kasok airgun collection, sold by the Rock Island Auction Company December 13-15, 2003. Pic is copyright Rock Island Auction Co.

 

 

 

With thanks to Sean Campbell, imaging manager of the Buffalo Bill Centre of the West in Cody, Wyoming, for permission to post these pics of guns held in the Cody Firearms Museum. The blurb accompanying the guns follows.

Accession Number: 1993.8.45

Date : 1875

Dimensions: L: 45.25 in, Barrel length: 23.125 in, H: 8 in

Credit Line: Gift of Thomas K. Hutchinson

Inscription: breech end of barrel:J. Blickensdoerfer/ St. Louis, MO/ (arrow facing left)/ 7(2 numbers obliterated)

Synopsis: firearm- rifle- airgun- John Blickensdoefer; St. Louis, MO- wood- brass- steel- breech end of barrel:J. Blickensdoerfer/ St. Louis, MO/ (arrow facing left)/ 7(2 numbers obliterated)- St. Louis type- .32- 7(2 numbers obliterated)

 

Accession Number: 1993.8.34

Date : 1863-1869

Dimensions: L: 45 in, Barrel length: 22.25 in, H: 8.5 in

Credit Line: Gift of Thomas K. Hutchinson

Inscription: top of barrel, behind rear sight: Blickensdoefer/ St. Louis, MO/ (left facing arrow) 118

Synopsis: firearm- rifle- airgun- John Bleckensdoefer, St. Louis, MO- wood- brass- steel- top of barrel, behind rear sight: Blickensdoefer/ St. Louis, MO/ (left facing arrow) 118- St. Louis type- .32- 118

 

Accession Number: 1993.8.41

Date : 1869-1874

Dimensions: L: 45.25 in, Barrel length: 23 in, H: 9 in

Credit Line: Gift of Thomas K. Hutchinson

Inscription: on barrel behind rear sight: Blickensdoefer & Schilling St. Louis 124

Synopsis: firearm- rifle- airgun- John Blikensdoefer and Frederick Schilling, St. Louis, MO- wood- brass- steel- on barrel behind rear sight: Blickensdoefer & Schilling St. Louis 124- St. Louis type- .31- 124

 

 

Accession Number: 1993.8.31

Date : 1869-1874

Dimensions: L: 44.625 in, Barrel length: 22.5 in, H: 8.25 in

Credit Line: Gift of Thomas K. Hutchinson

Inscription: rear top of barrel:Blickensdoerfer & Schilling, St. Louis. 125

Synopsis: firearm- rifle- airgun- John Blikensdoefer and Frederick Schilling, St. Louis, MO- wood- brass- steel- rear top of barrel:Blickensdoerfer & Schilling, St. Louis. 125- St. Louis type- .34- 125


   
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