VERY EARLY UNMARKED FLINTLOCK SHORT HUNTING RIFLE.

VERY EARLY UNMARKED FLINTLOCK SHORT HUNTING RIFLE. SN None. Cal. About 80. Of English origin with a 35-1/2″ heavy rnd bbl with flat top, tiny dovetail front sight, missing the blade, and fixed rear sight. Lockplate is of a later era marked “KEELING / LONDON” with rounded stepped tail and light engraving with gooseneck hammer and bridled roller frizzen. It has brass furniture with dbl set triggers, the front trigger being a pin. There is one guide and a nosepipe. Mounted in a 1-pc walnut stock with raised side panels and shallow cheekpiece with a thick heavy butt and a thin brass buttplate secured with two screws and a pin with the heel screw missing. Ramrod is also missing. CONDITION: Fair to good. The iron is a deep brown patina with usual light nicks & scratches. Brass is a medium mustard patina. Stock has a couple of cracks on left side panel and another back of lockplate and is missing a long sliver in front of pan with other cracks and losses around bbl channel. It has numerous light nicks & scratches with heavy wear and retains most of an old refinish. Triggers function fine, mechanics need attention. 4-31814 (1,500-2,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2008

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
	1522	$0.00	VERY EARLY UNMARKED FLINTLOCK SHORT HUNTING RIFLE. SN None. Cal. About 80. Of English origin with a 35-1/2″ heavy rnd bbl with flat top, tiny dovetail front sight, missing the blade, and fixed rear sight. Lockplate is of a later era marked “KEELING / LONDON” with rounded stepped tail and light engraving with gooseneck hammer and bridled roller frizzen. It has brass furniture with dbl set triggers, the front trigger being a pin. There is one guide and a nosepipe. Mounted in a 1-pc walnut stock with raised side panels and shallow cheekpiece with a thick heavy butt and a thin brass buttplate secured with two screws and a pin with the heel screw missing. Ramrod is also missing. CONDITION: Fair to good. The iron is a deep brown patina with usual light nicks & scratches. Brass is a medium mustard patina. Stock has a couple of cracks on left side panel and another back of lockplate and is missing a long sliver in front of pan with other cracks and losses around bbl channel. It has numerous light nicks & scratches with heavy wear and retains most of an old refinish. Triggers function fine, mechanics need attention. 4-31814 (1,500-2,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2008 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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