WONDERFUL RELIEF CARVED YORK COUNTRY RIFLE SIGNED GEORGE SCHREYER.

Cal. 44. 57-1/2″ overall, buttplate is 4-5/8″ x 1-7/8″, bbl is 42-1/4″ long, full oct. bbl is signed “G SCHREYER” in script. Not only did George Schroyer spell his name different ways on gun bbls (Scheyer, Schreyer, Schryer, Schroyer, Shyer and Schroyer), but the script is often illegible. The four piece brass patchbox is engraved with one piercing in the finial. The finial ends in a 3-petal flower, sometimes used in Schroyer’s designs. The fleur-de-lis floral carving, considered almost a “signature” of G. Schroyer rifles normally found behind the bbll tang or rear ramrod ferrule, are not present on this rifle. The relief carving forward and rear of the cheekpiece are very similar to rifle no. 165 in Kindig’s Thoughts on the Kentucky Rifle in its Golden Age. As is characteristic of Shroyer guns, this piece has a very high, well defined comb with the wrist running down toward the butt and there is a little carving on both sides of the stock accentuating the high comb. The stock is curly maple and the cheekpiece inlay is a silver engraved 8-pointed star. Heavy, beveled, brass sideplate is characteristic of some Schroyer rifles. The rifle is unusual in that it has double set triggers. George Schroyer moved to Hanover about the beginning of the Revolutionary War. He is found in the 1783 Hanover tax records. Records dated 1793 identify Schroyer as a gunsmith and he is listed as a gunsmith in Hanover as late as 1813. George Schroyer made beautiful Kentucky rifles, before, during and right after the Revolutionary War. Architecturally, his guns are quite superior. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Fine. Stock has orig patina and finish. Lock is a contemporary replacement. Bbl has been cut about 2″. There’s evidence of a break in the stock having been repaired about 22-1/2″ back from the muzzle. The toe plate is a replacement and there is wood replaced in front of the trigger guard where the ramrod had worn through. The relief-carving is all fine and crisp and the orig finish is very pleasing. 4-50062 RG13 (15,000-30,000) – Lot 1486

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Auction: Firearms - March 2015

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Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1486	$14,950.00	WONDERFUL RELIEF CARVED YORK COUNTRY RIFLE SIGNED GEORGE SCHREYER. Cal. 44. 57-1/2″ overall, buttplate is 4-5/8″ x 1-7/8″, bbl is 42-1/4″ long, full oct. bbl is signed “G SCHREYER” in script. Not only did George Schroyer spell his name different ways on gun bbls (Scheyer, Schreyer, Schryer, Schroyer, Shyer and Schroyer), but the script is often illegible. The four piece brass patchbox is engraved with one piercing in the finial. The finial ends in a 3-petal flower, sometimes used in Schroyer’s designs. The fleur-de-lis floral carving, considered almost a “signature” of G. Schroyer rifles normally found behind the bbll tang or rear ramrod ferrule, are not present on this rifle. The relief carving forward and rear of the cheekpiece are very similar to rifle no. 165 in Kindig’s Thoughts on the Kentucky Rifle in its Golden Age. As is characteristic of Shroyer guns, this piece has a very high, well defined comb with the wrist running down toward the butt and there is a little carving on both sides of the stock accentuating the high comb. The stock is curly maple and the cheekpiece inlay is a silver engraved 8-pointed star. Heavy, beveled, brass sideplate is characteristic of some Schroyer rifles. The rifle is unusual in that it has double set triggers. George Schroyer moved to Hanover about the beginning of the Revolutionary War. He is found in the 1783 Hanover tax records. Records dated 1793 identify Schroyer as a gunsmith and he is listed as a gunsmith in Hanover as late as 1813. George Schroyer made beautiful Kentucky rifles, before, during and right after the Revolutionary War. Architecturally, his guns are quite superior. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Fine. Stock has orig patina and finish. Lock is a contemporary replacement. Bbl has been cut about 2″. There’s evidence of a break in the stock having been repaired about 22-1/2″ back from the muzzle. The toe plate is a replacement and there is wood replaced in front of the trigger guard where the ramrod had worn through. The relief-carving is all fine and crisp and the orig finish is very pleasing. 4-50062 RG13 (15,000-30,000) – Lot 1486 Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - March 2015 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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WONDERFUL RELIEF CARVED YORK COUNTRY RIFLE SIGNED GEORGE SCHREYER.