RELIEF CARVED YORK SCHOOL FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE SIGNED G. SCHROYER.

Cal. 58. Overall 59″, 4-1/4″ x 1-3/4″ buttplate. 43-1/4″ full oct bbl signed “G. Schroyer”. Not only did George Schroyer spell his name differently on gun bbls (Scheyer, Schreyer, Schryer, Shroyer, Shyer and Schroyer) but script is often illegible. This rifle is pictured in Shumway’s George Schreyer, Sr. & Jr., Gunmakers of Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania on pages 78 and 79. Shumway states this rifle contains “the usual Schreyer-style fluer-de-lis carved in relief” behind the rear ramrod pipe, a “signature” of G. Schroyer’s work. “The top of the wrist merely has a beaver-tail figure carved in relief behind bbl tang. This piece has very pleasing architecture. Carved moldings and relief designs on left side of the butt and wrist are particularly pleasing. Of special note, on the left side of butt adjacent to buttplate are three lobes carved in relief; the upper lobe has within it the release button for patchbox lid. On top of the wrist is a oval silver thumbpiece inlay, engraved with initials J.S.” The 4-piece brass engraved patchbox has one piercing in its finial. Curly maple stock is relief carved to rear and forward of cheekpiece, behind bbl tang and around rear ramrod pipe. Carving at rear ramrod pipe has almost worn smooth from hard use as is often found to be the case with Schroyer rifles. Hand forged flintlock is unsigned. The 2-screw heavy beveled brass sideplate has no engraving. George Schroyer moved to Hanover about the beginning of The Revolutionary War. He is found in the 1783 Hanover tax records. Records dated 1793 identify Schroyer as a gunsmith and he is listed as a gunsmith in Hanover as late as 1813. George Schroyer made beautiful Kentucky rifles before, during and right after The Revolutionary War. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Very good. Minor repaired crack in the forend otherwise wood is sound with pleasing patina. One of the double set triggers is missing. The lock is original flint. 4-49787 (25,000-35,000) – Lot 3342

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Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014

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Image	Lot	Price	Description
	3342	$33,925.00	RELIEF CARVED YORK SCHOOL FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE SIGNED G. SCHROYER. Cal. 58. Overall 59″, 4-1/4″ x 1-3/4″ buttplate. 43-1/4″ full oct bbl signed “G. Schroyer”. Not only did George Schroyer spell his name differently on gun bbls (Scheyer, Schreyer, Schryer, Shroyer, Shyer and Schroyer) but script is often illegible. This rifle is pictured in Shumway’s George Schreyer, Sr. & Jr., Gunmakers of Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania on pages 78 and 79. Shumway states this rifle contains “the usual Schreyer-style fluer-de-lis carved in relief” behind the rear ramrod pipe, a “signature” of G. Schroyer’s work. “The top of the wrist merely has a beaver-tail figure carved in relief behind bbl tang. This piece has very pleasing architecture. Carved moldings and relief designs on left side of the butt and wrist are particularly pleasing. Of special note, on the left side of butt adjacent to buttplate are three lobes carved in relief; the upper lobe has within it the release button for patchbox lid. On top of the wrist is a oval silver thumbpiece inlay, engraved with initials J.S.” The 4-piece brass engraved patchbox has one piercing in its finial. Curly maple stock is relief carved to rear and forward of cheekpiece, behind bbl tang and around rear ramrod pipe. Carving at rear ramrod pipe has almost worn smooth from hard use as is often found to be the case with Schroyer rifles. Hand forged flintlock is unsigned. The 2-screw heavy beveled brass sideplate has no engraving. George Schroyer moved to Hanover about the beginning of The Revolutionary War. He is found in the 1783 Hanover tax records. Records dated 1793 identify Schroyer as a gunsmith and he is listed as a gunsmith in Hanover as late as 1813. George Schroyer made beautiful Kentucky rifles before, during and right after The Revolutionary War. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Very good. Minor repaired crack in the forend otherwise wood is sound with pleasing patina. One of the double set triggers is missing. The lock is original flint. 4-49787 (25,000-35,000) – Lot 3342 Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - Fall 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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RELIEF CARVED YORK SCHOOL FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE SIGNED G. SCHROYER.