INCISE CARVED CURLY MAPLE FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE BY G FEDER PICTURED IN PLATE NUMBER 61 OF JOE KINDIG’S COLLECTION.

SN NSN. Cal. .50. Overall length 62″, 4-1/4″ x 1-5/8″ buttplate. 46″ oct to rnd smooth bbl signed “G. Feder” in script. This curly maple rifle has a 4-pc brass patchbox, horse head finial and 1 piercing. The horse head finial is similar in design to those used by Henry Albright. This is the exact rifle pictured in Kindig’s book Thoughts On The Kentucky Rifle In Its Golden Age, pg 174. The gun is incise carved behind the bbl tang, forward and rear of the cheek piece and forward of the patchbox. The flint lock is unmarked. The flat brass side plate is not engraved and has 2 piercings, the cheek piece inlay is a silver 8 pointed star. G. Feder has not yet been positively located but his guns would suggest he was a Berks County gunsmith. This is an opportunity not only to own a rifle from the world’s most famous Kentucky rifle collection, but one that was selected by Kindig for publication in his landmark book. PROVENANCE: Joe Kindig Jr. Collection. CONDITION: Solid and orig throughout. 49239-1 RGG C&R (18,000-25,000) – Lot 3419

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Auction: Firearms - October 2015

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Image	Lot	Price	Description
	3419	$20,700.00	INCISE CARVED CURLY MAPLE FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE BY G FEDER PICTURED IN PLATE NUMBER 61 OF JOE KINDIG’S COLLECTION. SN NSN. Cal. .50. Overall length 62″, 4-1/4″ x 1-5/8″ buttplate. 46″ oct to rnd smooth bbl signed “G. Feder” in script. This curly maple rifle has a 4-pc brass patchbox, horse head finial and 1 piercing. The horse head finial is similar in design to those used by Henry Albright. This is the exact rifle pictured in Kindig’s book Thoughts On The Kentucky Rifle In Its Golden Age, pg 174. The gun is incise carved behind the bbl tang, forward and rear of the cheek piece and forward of the patchbox. The flint lock is unmarked. The flat brass side plate is not engraved and has 2 piercings, the cheek piece inlay is a silver 8 pointed star. G. Feder has not yet been positively located but his guns would suggest he was a Berks County gunsmith. This is an opportunity not only to own a rifle from the world’s most famous Kentucky rifle collection, but one that was selected by Kindig for publication in his landmark book. PROVENANCE: Joe Kindig Jr. Collection. CONDITION: Solid and orig throughout. 49239-1 RGG C&R (18,000-25,000) – Lot 3419 Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - October 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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INCISE CARVED CURLY MAPLE FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE BY G FEDER PICTURED IN PLATE NUMBER 61 OF JOE KINDIG’S COLLECTION.