3438

$2,300.00

RELIEF AND INCISED CARVED FLINTLOCK READING AREA KENTUCKY RIFLE.

SN NSN. Cal. 52. Overall length 57-1/4″, 4″ x 1-5/8″ buttplate. 42-1/2″ full oct smooth bore unmarked bbl. Curly maple stock is nicely relief carved behind bbl tang and incised carved forward and rear of cheekpiece with Mauger style carving. Beavertail relief carving behind the rear ramrod pipe. 4-pc brass patchbox is engraved. Hand forged German flint lock is unmarked. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Very good. Piece of wood replaced above the front of the lock, some wood replaced between the lock and the bbl tang. Relief tang carving is untouched. Brass sideplate is a replacement. Stock was broken through the lock area and the crack was re-glued. 43018-250 RG18 (3,500-5,500) – Lot 3438

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Auction: Firearms - October 2015

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