Image Lot Price Description




2416
$3,162.50

AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA FOWLER.

SN NSN. This gun stocked in a beautiful piece of striped maple utilizes a 6-5/8″ long French military lock and 50″ oct tapering to rnd 65 cal smooth bore bbl. The 18th century brass mountings also appear military. This is an interesting American Fowler that appears orig and “as found”. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Metal is brown and heavily pitted overall; partial markings on lock attribute manufacture to St. Etienne; brass buttplate, trigger guard, escutcheon and three ramrod thimbles have varying degrees of dark patina; the ramrod is replaced; the stock is sound and solid with good hand rubbed patina with numerous dings, dents & scratches with fairly sharp shoulders. 4-49790 JS214 (4,000-6,000) – Lot 2416


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014
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