Image Lot Price Description

60
$1,725.00

FINE CONTEMPORARY FLINTLOCK RIFLE BY SHAWN WEBSTER. Cal. 45. NSN. 42” oct bbl. Tiger maple stocked with brass inlays, including engraved compass design on cheek and nickel silver figure of Hessian soldier bust below lock. Tip of forestock with pewter inlay work. Patchbox engraved “Death / 1761”. Top flat of bbl signed “S. Webster”. Shawn Webster is a well-known reenactor, gunsmith, and quill worker whose works are much in demand, with a waiting list of approximately 2 years. Copy of a well-known rifle by J.P. Beck, ca. 1770, featured in the Shumway book on Kentucky rifles. CONDITION: Very good to excellent. 4-30253 (2,000-3,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2007
Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.