UPPER SUSQUEHANNA SCHOOL PERCUSSION BLOCK GUN.

Cal. 58. 53″ overall. 4″ x 1-1/8″ buttplate. 37-1/2″ full oct bbl signed with makers initials. This gun is typical of guns made in the Upper Susquehanna School of gunsmithing with its characteristic 8″ long brass comb inlay and its football shaped brass sideplate. The 4-pc patchbox is not engraved and has four piercings and characteristic of the school. The gun has a 4-3/4″ saddleplate, again characteristic of the school. The cheekpiece is covered by 4-3/4″ brass inlay. The percussion lock is engraved and marked “G GOULCHER”. This gun is very similar to the more common bench rifle but instead was made to “shoot the block”. In today’s block shoots, sporting organizations raise money by having participants pay to take one shot with their shotgun at a stabilized block with an “X”. In early block shoots the block gun was stabilized on a bench while the block with it’s “X” was swinging like a pendulum. Whoever’s shot got closest to the center of the “X” always won the shoot. CONDITION: The toeplate is missing four of its nails and the bbl has been cut from the rear 2 to 3 inches. 4-55438 RG (1,500-3,500) – Lot 1507

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
	1507	$1,770.00	UPPER SUSQUEHANNA SCHOOL PERCUSSION BLOCK GUN. Cal. 58. 53″ overall. 4″ x 1-1/8″ buttplate. 37-1/2″ full oct bbl signed with makers initials. This gun is typical of guns made in the Upper Susquehanna School of gunsmithing with its characteristic 8″ long brass comb inlay and its football shaped brass sideplate. The 4-pc patchbox is not engraved and has four piercings and characteristic of the school. The gun has a 4-3/4″ saddleplate, again characteristic of the school. The cheekpiece is covered by 4-3/4″ brass inlay. The percussion lock is engraved and marked “G GOULCHER”. This gun is very similar to the more common bench rifle but instead was made to “shoot the block”. In today’s block shoots, sporting organizations raise money by having participants pay to take one shot with their shotgun at a stabilized block with an “X”. In early block shoots the block gun was stabilized on a bench while the block with it’s “X” was swinging like a pendulum. Whoever’s shot got closest to the center of the “X” always won the shoot. CONDITION: The toeplate is missing four of its nails and the bbl has been cut from the rear 2 to 3 inches. 4-55438 RG (1,500-3,500) – Lot 1507 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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UPPER SUSQUEHANNA SCHOOL PERCUSSION BLOCK GUN.