CURLY MAPLE HEAVILY INCISED CARVED UNMARKED EARLY LANCASTER SCHOOL RIFLE.

SN NSN. 46″ oct to round unmarked 54 Cal. smooth bbl. Gun has a typical daisy head four piece engraved patchbox. Gun features very deep incise carving forward and rear of the cheekpiece, forward of the patchbox and at the bbl tang. Brass engraved toeplate is 10″ long and held in place by four screws. Gun has a hand-forged German lock and a square backed bbl tang. Gun is lightly incised carved on both sides of the rear ramrod entrance ferrule. Sideplate is uniquely shaped for a Lancaster gun and may represent the early work of John Moll while in Lancaster, pre-1788. CONDITION: Small 1/4″ square wood repair immediately behind the bbl tang. Evidence behind the tang of an old crack that would appear to have been stabilized in period. The entire forestock of this rifle has been replaced from the lock forward. 49254-23 RG60 (7,500-10,000) – Lot 3436

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
	3436	$0.00	CURLY MAPLE HEAVILY INCISED CARVED UNMARKED EARLY LANCASTER SCHOOL RIFLE. SN NSN. 46″ oct to round unmarked 54 Cal. smooth bbl. Gun has a typical daisy head four piece engraved patchbox. Gun features very deep incise carving forward and rear of the cheekpiece, forward of the patchbox and at the bbl tang. Brass engraved toeplate is 10″ long and held in place by four screws. Gun has a hand-forged German lock and a square backed bbl tang. Gun is lightly incised carved on both sides of the rear ramrod entrance ferrule. Sideplate is uniquely shaped for a Lancaster gun and may represent the early work of John Moll while in Lancaster, pre-1788. CONDITION: Small 1/4″ square wood repair immediately behind the bbl tang. Evidence behind the tang of an old crack that would appear to have been stabilized in period. The entire forestock of this rifle has been replaced from the lock forward. 49254-23 RG60 (7,500-10,000) – Lot 3436 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 HEAVILY INCISED CARVED UNMARKED EARLY LANCASTER SCHOOL RIFLE.