IMPORTANT 18TH CENTURY GUN ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE FREDERICK FAINOT.

SN NSN. 54″ oct to rnd .60 Cal smooth unmarked bbl. Bbl is held to stock by 4 bbl wedges. Brass 2-pc engraved patchbox with it’s bottom opening door is characteristic of Fainot’s rifles. Patchbox door is engraved with a flower like design and has a rotating catch at the top to release the door. Sideplates on this patchbox are characteristic Fainot style but the finial is not Fainot’s customary daisy like five-petal floral motif. Fainot’s patchbox designs bear little resemblance to classic Lancaster rifles. Curly maple stock has deep and artistically executed carving behind bbl tang with relief carved beaver tails behind the lock and sideplate mortices. Trigger guard is the fowler-musket type and the sideplate shows strong European influence. Ramrod pipes are short and round with heavy molded ends. Gun has a very nice early hand-forged German lock. Fainot worked as a gunsmith in the borough of Lancaster from 1770-1803. The majority of his surviving guns are not signed. George Fainot was born in 1728 in France and immigrated to Canada in 1752. After spending some time in New York, he relocated to Lancaster in 1770 where he ran his gunshop until approximately 1783. In 1779, Fainot was one of 16 local gunsmiths paid by the Continental Congress for gunsmithing work. He was also a supplier of arms to the Continental Army after the Revolutionary War. The architecture of Fainot’s work is clearly in the Lancaster style, but he chose to retain the influence gained from past experiences so that his work does not “fit the mold” of the Lancaster school. Fainot’s existing works are rarely encountered today. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: 19″ of forend is replaced. 4-1/4″ x 1/4″ wood replacement along bbl above rear ramrod entrance pipe. Lock has been reconverted. There are a number of age cracks on cheekpiece side at buttplate. 4-49785 RG119 (25,000-35,000) – Lot 2340

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014

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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	2340	$0.00	IMPORTANT 18TH CENTURY GUN ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE FREDERICK FAINOT. SN NSN. 54″ oct to rnd .60 Cal smooth unmarked bbl. Bbl is held to stock by 4 bbl wedges. Brass 2-pc engraved patchbox with it’s bottom opening door is characteristic of Fainot’s rifles. Patchbox door is engraved with a flower like design and has a rotating catch at the top to release the door. Sideplates on this patchbox are characteristic Fainot style but the finial is not Fainot’s customary daisy like five-petal floral motif. Fainot’s patchbox designs bear little resemblance to classic Lancaster rifles. Curly maple stock has deep and artistically executed carving behind bbl tang with relief carved beaver tails behind the lock and sideplate mortices. Trigger guard is the fowler-musket type and the sideplate shows strong European influence. Ramrod pipes are short and round with heavy molded ends. Gun has a very nice early hand-forged German lock. Fainot worked as a gunsmith in the borough of Lancaster from 1770-1803. The majority of his surviving guns are not signed. George Fainot was born in 1728 in France and immigrated to Canada in 1752. After spending some time in New York, he relocated to Lancaster in 1770 where he ran his gunshop until approximately 1783. In 1779, Fainot was one of 16 local gunsmiths paid by the Continental Congress for gunsmithing work. He was also a supplier of arms to the Continental Army after the Revolutionary War. The architecture of Fainot’s work is clearly in the Lancaster style, but he chose to retain the influence gained from past experiences so that his work does not “fit the mold” of the Lancaster school. Fainot’s existing works are rarely encountered today. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: 19″ of forend is replaced. 4-1/4″ x 1/4″ wood replacement along bbl above rear ramrod entrance pipe. Lock has been reconverted. There are a number of age cracks on cheekpiece side at buttplate. 4-49785 RG119 (25,000-35,000) – Lot 2340 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 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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IMPORTANT 18TH CENTURY GUN ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE FREDERICK FAINOT.