CURLY MAPLE FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE BY SOLOMON WARD OF JAMESTOWN NORTH CAROLINA.

SN NSN. Cal. .41. Overall length 61-1/2″, 4-1/4″ x 1-1/4″ buttplate. 45-7/8″ full oct bbl signed “S.H. Ward”. 4-pc brass patchbox with 9 piercings. Drepperd Lancaster, PA, marked flint lock. Curly maple rifle has 10 silver inlays, flat brass 2-screw side plate, a flat brass 3/8″ inlay on the cheek piece and a brass 8 pointed star behind the cheek. The rear ramrod entrance furrow has an intricate rear tang with 1 piercing. Solomon Ward (1838 – 1905) was one of the last of the Jamestown, NC, makers. His shop was located off Guilford College Road, at the present day Cedar Wood development. CONDITION: Lock appears to be a re-conversion. The patchbox appears to be orig to the rifle however was modified by the gunsmith to fit the curvature of the buttplate. 49254-26 RGG (7,000-10,000) – Lot 3423

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	3423	$8,050.00	CURLY MAPLE FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE BY SOLOMON WARD OF JAMESTOWN NORTH CAROLINA. SN NSN. Cal. .41. Overall length 61-1/2″, 4-1/4″ x 1-1/4″ buttplate. 45-7/8″ full oct bbl signed “S.H. Ward”. 4-pc brass patchbox with 9 piercings. Drepperd Lancaster, PA, marked flint lock. Curly maple rifle has 10 silver inlays, flat brass 2-screw side plate, a flat brass 3/8″ inlay on the cheek piece and a brass 8 pointed star behind the cheek. The rear ramrod entrance furrow has an intricate rear tang with 1 piercing. Solomon Ward (1838 – 1905) was one of the last of the Jamestown, NC, makers. His shop was located off Guilford College Road, at the present day Cedar Wood development. CONDITION: Lock appears to be a re-conversion. The patchbox appears to be orig to the rifle however was modified by the gunsmith to fit the curvature of the buttplate. 49254-26 RGG (7,000-10,000) – Lot 3423 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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CURLY MAPLE FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE BY SOLOMON WARD OF JAMESTOWN NORTH CAROLINA.