Guns International #: 103020774
Seller's Inventory #: C824

Category - Whitney Rifles - Winchester Collectible Firearms

Category
Whitney Rifles
Winchester Collectible Firearms

EARLY Whitney Kennedy in .44-40, S Lever, "Kennedy" only, VERY COLLECTIBLE

Description:
This has been stored in a private collection for decades. A VERY early, 3 digit serial number Kennedy. Ill paste Whitney Kennedy historic info below with highlighted areas that apply to THIS RIFLE. Serial 630 found on lower tang and lever (clearly shown in last two photosd). The S lever. The KENNEDY (only) marking, the early patent markings. I cannot find an example in this condition or this early anywhere. The action is very tight, bore is quite nice and overall just incredible condition. History you can go shoot hunt and enjoy. Lots of videos and history of Billy the Kid, Eli Whitney etc on the web. 

Whitney Kennedy Rifles
The first time I saw a picture of a Kennedy ( early 1960s) I was struck by the unusual shape of the frame, all I had seen before were Winchester lever guns. I wanted to know more about these guns, and began looking for information concerning them. This was almost nonexistent at the time. As the years went by I acquired several Marlin and Winchester rifles. When I started going to gun shows and actually looked a Kennedy over, I was stuck. The other lever guns had to go. I began looking for the Whitneys. After a few years I discovered Sam Maxwell had published a book titled “Lever Action Magazine Rifles,” This book is a must for every Whitney collector. With this information I became organized in my collecting.


“Kennedy Serial Numbers
In 1880, Samual V. Kennedy and Frank W. Tiesing redesigned the 1878 Burgess rifle to accept the popular .44 Winchester Center Fire cartridge. With the basic machining already in place, the transition was rather inexpensive. The last Burgess was shipped from the factory in March 1880 and the first Kennedy was also shipped in March 1880.
Estimated dates of production: Early 1880 to early 1886.
Barrel markings: Initially marked only Kennedy, after nearly 2000, Whitneyville Armory Ct. U.S.A. was added to the address.
Tang markings: Early markings were; PATENTED January 7, 1873-May 19, 1879
Serial numbers: Serial numbers began with 1, approximately 4500 the serial number. THIS IS SERIAL #630, A VERY EARLY GUN IN .44-40, IVE FOUND NO OTHERS CLOSE TO THIS EARLY OR CONDITION
Sequence was changed to a letter prefix, i.e. A1-A999, to B1-B999 continuing this sequence till the end of production in the high S range. ##Serial numbers are located under the lever and also on the lever. BOTH PLACES SHOW SN# 630 ##By opening the lever both these numbers can be observed. However, there are some that are found without numbers in one or more of these places. Most all of the parts are also marked.”

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Price: $5,750.00