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2359
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$2,587.50
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INCISED CARVED PERCUSSION KENTUCKY RIFLE BY SOMERSET COUNTY GUNSMITH JONATHON DUNMYER.SN NSN. 36″ full oct .38 Cal rifled unmarked bbl. Overall 51-1/2″, butt is 3-1/2″ x 1-1/8″. Somerset County style lock is engraved and initialed “JD”. 4-pc engraved brass patchbox has 4 piercings and is very much like the Dunmyer pictured on p 88 in Gunsmiths of Bedford, Fulton, Huntingdon & Somerset Counties. by Jim Whisker & Larry Yantz. Brass engraved sideplate is identical to the Dunmyer pictured in Whiskers book. Rifle is profusely engraved to rear under and forward of cheekpiece, forward of patchbox, around bbl tang and at rear ramrod entrance pipe. Rifle has double set triggers. PROVENANCE: Frank Sujansky Collection. CONDITION: Good. Clean and solid showing signs of heavy usage. Rifle had been broken through entire wrist area behind trigger guard. Hammer on lock is a incorrect replacement. 4-49431 RG53 (3,500-8,500) – Lot 2359
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. |