LEHIGH COUNTY FLINTLOCK RIFLE ATTRIBUTED TO PETER KUNTZ.

LEHIGH COUNTY FLINTLOCK RIFLE ATTRIBUTED TO PETER KUNTZ. SN NSN. Cal. .45 smoothbore. Flintlock rifle has a 39-1/2″ full oct unsigned bbl. The 4-piece engraved brass patchbox has three piercings and a Peter Kuntz type finial. Gunsmiths Peter and Jacob Kuntz were brothers and were both trained in Lehigh County, Pa. Peter was born in 1791, first listed as a gunsmith in 1817, and died in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County in 1862. Curly maple stock has a checkered wrist and is incised carved at the rear ramrod ferrule in the Kuntz pattern. Brass toe plate is engraved with a pineapple finial. 2-piece side plate is also in the Kuntz style. There is an eight pointed Silver Star inlay on the cheek. PROVENANCE: Collection of Woody Frey. CONDITION: Generally good to very good. There is a 2-1/2” by 3/8” by 10” wood repair from the breech along the right hand side of the barrel and a 3” wood repair along the right side of the bbl at the muzzle. Forward lock bolt screw washer is a replacement. 4-48505 RG22 (5,000-8,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2412	$8,625.00	LEHIGH COUNTY FLINTLOCK RIFLE ATTRIBUTED TO PETER KUNTZ. SN NSN. Cal. .45 smoothbore. Flintlock rifle has a 39-1/2″ full oct unsigned bbl. The 4-piece engraved brass patchbox has three piercings and a Peter Kuntz type finial. Gunsmiths Peter and Jacob Kuntz were brothers and were both trained in Lehigh County, Pa. Peter was born in 1791, first listed as a gunsmith in 1817, and died in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County in 1862. Curly maple stock has a checkered wrist and is incised carved at the rear ramrod ferrule in the Kuntz pattern. Brass toe plate is engraved with a pineapple finial. 2-piece side plate is also in the Kuntz style. There is an eight pointed Silver Star inlay on the cheek. PROVENANCE: Collection of Woody Frey. CONDITION: Generally good to very good. There is a 2-1/2” by 3/8” by 10” wood repair from the breech along the right hand side of the barrel and a 3” wood repair along the right side of the bbl at the muzzle. Forward lock bolt screw washer is a replacement. 4-48505 RG22 (5,000-8,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013 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.

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