PERCUSSION OVER AND UNDER NICHOLAS HAWK, MONROE COUNTY, PA KENTUCKY RIFLE.

SN NSN. Cal. 52 rifled and 48 smooth. Overall 49″ with 33-1/2′” full oct bbls. One bbl is signed “NICHOLAS HAWK” in script in a 4″ brass engraved inlay inlet into the top flat of the bbl. Other bbl is unsigned. Buttplate is 4″ high x 1-1/4″ wide. Stock is curly maple. The 4-pc brass patch box with 7 piercings is engraved and is Hawk’s characteristic style. Brass panels between the two bbls extend only 8-1/2″ from the breech end and are engraved with Hawk’s typical engraving. The 10-1/2″ brass toe plate is finely engraved as is the 7″ brass comb inlay. The engraved bbl tang is surrounded by a brass inlay which is not engraved. Cheek is decorated with Hawk’s characteristic finely engraved silver oval inlay with 8 piercings and an 8-pointed flower design inside the oval. There are 3 silver inlays on the cheek side of the butt which were made from silver coins. There are 2 silver wrist inlays, one of which is an 1866 dated silver coin. The brass engraved side plate has been broken and repaired. Nicholas Hawk lived, worked, and is buried in Gilbert, Monroe County, PA. He was born March 3, 1872 and died 1844. The orig gun shop of Mr. Hawk has been relocated to Boulton, PA at the PA Long Rifle Museum run by the Jacobsburg Historical Society. The PA Long Rifle Museum is on the orig site of the Henry gun factory from which Hawk purchased his gun bbls. CONDITION: Average. All the engraving on the rifle shows signs of a great deal of wear. Front ramrod ferule on the left hand side is a replacement. 1-1/4″ of the brass side plate has been replaced. The 5 silver coin inlays are later additions. There is a small triangular wood replacement at the toe which caused the end of the toe plate to be reworked. There is a 2-1/4″ wood replacement between the lock plate and the trigger guard and a 2″ wood replacement between the bbl tang and the lock. The brass inlay around the bbl tang may be a replacement. 4-49555 RG101 (8,000-12,000) – Lot 2349

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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	2349	$0.00	PERCUSSION OVER AND UNDER NICHOLAS HAWK, MONROE COUNTY, PA KENTUCKY RIFLE. SN NSN. Cal. 52 rifled and 48 smooth. Overall 49″ with 33-1/2′” full oct bbls. One bbl is signed “NICHOLAS HAWK” in script in a 4″ brass engraved inlay inlet into the top flat of the bbl. Other bbl is unsigned. Buttplate is 4″ high x 1-1/4″ wide. Stock is curly maple. The 4-pc brass patch box with 7 piercings is engraved and is Hawk’s characteristic style. Brass panels between the two bbls extend only 8-1/2″ from the breech end and are engraved with Hawk’s typical engraving. The 10-1/2″ brass toe plate is finely engraved as is the 7″ brass comb inlay. The engraved bbl tang is surrounded by a brass inlay which is not engraved. Cheek is decorated with Hawk’s characteristic finely engraved silver oval inlay with 8 piercings and an 8-pointed flower design inside the oval. There are 3 silver inlays on the cheek side of the butt which were made from silver coins. There are 2 silver wrist inlays, one of which is an 1866 dated silver coin. The brass engraved side plate has been broken and repaired. Nicholas Hawk lived, worked, and is buried in Gilbert, Monroe County, PA. He was born March 3, 1872 and died 1844. The orig gun shop of Mr. Hawk has been relocated to Boulton, PA at the PA Long Rifle Museum run by the Jacobsburg Historical Society. The PA Long Rifle Museum is on the orig site of the Henry gun factory from which Hawk purchased his gun bbls. CONDITION: Average. All the engraving on the rifle shows signs of a great deal of wear. Front ramrod ferule on the left hand side is a replacement. 1-1/4″ of the brass side plate has been replaced. The 5 silver coin inlays are later additions. There is a small triangular wood replacement at the toe which caused the end of the toe plate to be reworked. There is a 2-1/4″ wood replacement between the lock plate and the trigger guard and a 2″ wood replacement between the bbl tang and the lock. The brass inlay around the bbl tang may be a replacement. 4-49555 RG101 (8,000-12,000) – Lot 2349 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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PERCUSSION OVER AND UNDER NICHOLAS HAWK, MONROE COUNTY, PA KENTUCKY RIFLE.