INCISED CARVED LEBANON SCHOOL SIGNED GOLDEN AGE N. BEYER RIFLE.

SN NSN. 42-1/2″ full oct 52 Cal. rifled bbl signed “N. Beyer”. Four piece engraved brass patchbox with a finial identical to Number 93 in Kindig’s Thoughts on the Kentucky Rifle in its Golden Age. Kindig refers to this as an unusual and very charming patchbox head, an interesting bird with somewhat of a Pennsylvania Dutch feeling. He notes he has seen this head on only a few of N. Beyer’s rifles. Rifle is incised carved forward of the cheekpiece and extending over the wrist to the patchbox side. Incise carved panels run on each side from the lock and sideplate mortises to the nosecap, broken only at the rear ramrod entrance ferrule. Gun has a 5-1/4″ engraved brass toeplate behind a football shaped brass inlay. Nicholas Beyer was a very prolific gunsmith. Many Beyer rifles have survived and many have different features. Beyer is listed as a gunsmith in Dauphin County in 1807 and 1810 and he generally signed his guns in script on the bbl. CONDITION: There is evidence of some minor wood repair in the area of the trigger guard suggesting the stock had been broken and expertly repaired. 18″ of the forend from the nosecap shows signs of professional restoration. This is a classic Golden Age rifle that has seen a lot of use. 8-87716 RG61 (6,000-9,000) – Lot 1500

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1500	$5,175.00	INCISED CARVED LEBANON SCHOOL SIGNED GOLDEN AGE N. BEYER RIFLE. SN NSN. 42-1/2″ full oct 52 Cal. rifled bbl signed “N. Beyer”. Four piece engraved brass patchbox with a finial identical to Number 93 in Kindig’s Thoughts on the Kentucky Rifle in its Golden Age. Kindig refers to this as an unusual and very charming patchbox head, an interesting bird with somewhat of a Pennsylvania Dutch feeling. He notes he has seen this head on only a few of N. Beyer’s rifles. Rifle is incised carved forward of the cheekpiece and extending over the wrist to the patchbox side. Incise carved panels run on each side from the lock and sideplate mortises to the nosecap, broken only at the rear ramrod entrance ferrule. Gun has a 5-1/4″ engraved brass toeplate behind a football shaped brass inlay. Nicholas Beyer was a very prolific gunsmith. Many Beyer rifles have survived and many have different features. Beyer is listed as a gunsmith in Dauphin County in 1807 and 1810 and he generally signed his guns in script on the bbl. CONDITION: There is evidence of some minor wood repair in the area of the trigger guard suggesting the stock had been broken and expertly repaired. 18″ of the forend from the nosecap shows signs of professional restoration. This is a classic Golden Age rifle that has seen a lot of use. 8-87716 RG61 (6,000-9,000) – Lot 1500 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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INCISED CARVED LEBANON SCHOOL SIGNED GOLDEN AGE N. BEYER RIFLE.