Colt Burgess

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Tue May 21, 2019 1:59 pm

I did spend almost half of what I paid for my house this past weekend in Denver at the Colorado Collector's Gun Show. If you haven't been to one of these, you are missing the best show in America. Lots of older and interesting guns without a Glock or 6.5 Creedmoor in the lot of over 1300 tables. This is a Colt Burgess that was made and shipped in 1883...

gamekeeper · Post by **gamekeeper** » Tue May 21, 2019 4:52 pm

I remember seeing one in a museum in Birmingham England as a small but firearm mad child, I have never seen one since, now I'm really green with envy...

KWK · Post by **KWK** » Tue May 21, 2019 10:29 pm

Very nice condition--I look forward to hearing how well it works. Now you have to save up for the rare lightweight version.

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Tue May 21, 2019 10:36 pm

Wow....!

Beautiful firearm.

.45colt · Post by **.45colt** » Wed May 22, 2019 7:49 am

That's really Nice...Question, I looked at a used Uberti Burgess a few weeks ago and working the lever the action felt like hot butter, easily the smoothest lever I have ever worked. is the original that easy to work ?

Bill in Oregon · Post by **Bill in Oregon** » Wed May 22, 2019 8:08 am

Shrapnel, did you run into our friend Marlinman at the show?
Beautiful Burgess.

marlinman93 · Post by **marlinman93** » Wed May 22, 2019 10:33 am

If we did run into each other, I didn't get a name.

Rimfire McNutjob · Post by **Rimfire McNutjob** » Wed May 22, 2019 12:49 pm

Was the sliding gate a method of getting around the Winchester (King's) patent? Just wondering.

wm · Post by wm » Wed May 22, 2019 6:05 pm

Burgess was a very inventive gun designer …… he had lots of good ideas. His pump shotgun is one I think still could be very successful today. And the story of how it came to be adopted by New York State and Teddy Roosevelt is priceless!

Wm

P.S. https://www.forgottenweapons.com/burges ... g-shotgun/

Please note it was not only offered in 12 gauge but also 30 WCF and 45/70!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXvmGtLYwKA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qVkwWEX5lU

marlinman93 · Post by **marlinman93** » Thu May 23, 2019 9:35 am

Rimfire McNutjob wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2019 12:49 pm Was the sliding gate a method of getting around the Winchester (King's) patent? Just wondering.

The sliding gate was a Burgess design, and is found on other makes of old Lever action rifles. The 1881 Marlin also used the Burgess sliding gate system to load. I believe the Whitney used it also, but not positive?

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Thu May 23, 2019 11:12 am

marlinman93 wrote: ↑Thu May 23, 2019 9:35 am
Rimfire McNutjob wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2019 12:49 pm Was the sliding gate a method of getting around the Winchester (King's) patent? Just wondering.
The sliding gate was a Burgess design, and is found on other makes of old Lever action rifles. The 1881 Marlin also used the Burgess sliding gate system to load. I believe the Whitney used it also, but not positive?

Burgess is to guns, what Nikola Tesla is to electricity. Most people have never heard of him, but Burgess was nearly as ingenious as John Browning.

Burgess has 100's of patents and worked with Marlin, Colt, Whitney and even started his own gun company, Burgess Gun Company. Much of what Burgess designed is still in use today.

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Thu May 23, 2019 11:17 am

wm wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2019 6:05 pm Burgess was a very inventive gun designer …… he had lots of good ideas. His pump shotgun is one I think still could be very successful today. And the story of how it came to be adopted by New York State and Teddy Roosevelt is priceless!

Wm

P.S. https://www.forgottenweapons.com/burges ... g-shotgun/

Please note it was not only offered in 12 gauge but also 30 WCF and 45/70!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXvmGtLYwKA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qVkwWEX5lU

This is that gun...

hfcable · Post by **hfcable** » Thu May 23, 2019 6:12 pm

awesome firearms...just amazing , as usual.

re: the question about the Uberti Burgess.... I think it is a burgess in name only, internally it is not related to the original burgess firearms.

I have an 1878 burgess in 45/70... a really cool old gun, the first successful 45/70 lever gun...works pretty well, but its successor, the 1881 marlin works way better.

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Fri May 24, 2019 9:54 am

hfcable wrote: ↑Thu May 23, 2019 6:12 pm awesome firearms...just amazing , as usual.

re: the question about the Uberti Burgess.... I think it is a burgess in name only, internally it is not related to the original burgess firearms.

I have an 1878 burgess in 45/70... a really cool old gun, the first successful 45/70 lever gun...works pretty well, but its successor, the 1881 marlin works way better.

Here are some more Burgess guns...

hfcable · Post by **hfcable** » Fri May 24, 2019 10:53 am

that is an astounding and outstanding collection of burgess guns.....the most I have ever seen in one place ! and in amazing condition.

what calibers are the large frame guns ?

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Tue May 28, 2019 9:36 pm

hfcable wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2019 10:53 am that is an astounding and outstanding collection of burgess guns.....the most I have ever seen in one place ! and in amazing condition.

what calibers are the large frame guns ?

Actually, there is no large frame gun. They are both on the same sized action and converted for a larger cartridge. The second and third guns from the left are both 45-60s and you can see they look the same as the guns on either side of them. The other 2 are 44-40's. You can also see the loading gates are bigger on the 45-60's...

mossy oak · Post by **mossy oak** » Tue Jun 04, 2019 9:50 am

Great collection, thanks for posting them for all to enjoy!

hfcable · Post by **hfcable** » Tue Jun 04, 2019 2:06 pm

i see that now that you told me , never have held a 45/60 in my hands

great collection

gamekeeper · Post by **gamekeeper** » Tue Jun 04, 2019 2:24 pm

mossy oak wrote: ↑Tue Jun 04, 2019 9:50 am Great collection, thanks for posting them for all to enjoy!

Plus one to that, fabulous collection....

KWK · Post by **KWK** » Tue Jun 04, 2019 3:48 pm

I only handled a Burgess/Whitney/Kennedy once. Smoooooooth action. I'd like to try one with cartridges some day.

RIHMFIRE · Post by **RIHMFIRE** » Wed Jun 05, 2019 6:25 pm

you owe me a new keyboard!

dang those are nice!

M. M. Wright · Post by **M. M. Wright** » Thu Jun 06, 2019 12:25 am

I really like those shrapnel!

marlinman93 · Post by **marlinman93** » Thu Jun 06, 2019 8:54 am

Looks like 4 Whitneys and 3 Marlins. A whole lot of leverguns used Burgess patented designs in the 1800's!

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