RARE ENGLISH STYLE FLINTLOCK FOWLER

RARE ENGLISH STYLE FLINTLOCK FOWLER SN NSN. Cal. 68. Beautiful early fowler with a combination of Dutch, British & American parts with 58” bbl, 74” overall. It has a Kentucky rifle style German silver front sight, missing rear sight. Bbl has early British proofs at breech end, is 1-3/8” diameter at breech end and ¾” at muzzle. It has decorative turnings in breech plug area and in two places at transition points. It has a 7” long banana shaped rounded lockplate with unbridled frizzen & early gooseneck hammer. It has been reconverted. Mounted in tiger striped curly maple full stock with four balustrated ramrod pipes with nosepipe having a long tapered tang. The guides contain a very old replacement hickory ramrod with damaged lower end. It has brass furniture with an early Brown Bess style flat sideplate and very decorative 10-1/4” trigger guard with engraved finials and a wide ribbed bow. Buttplate is probably also from a 1st Model Brown Bess with altered tang. Top of wrist has brass thumbplate with engraved & formed crown on top with a decoration on bottom matching rear end of trigger guard and is engraved “PVV”. Trigger is standard length with a very distinctive full curl. This exact fowler is pictured in great detail with a fine description on p. 188 of Flintlock Fowlers The First Guns Made in America, Grinslade. CONDITION: Fine, reconverted as noted. Iron retains a smooth, very dark brown patina with moderate pitting around pan area and on lockplate & hammer. Stock has a beautiful repair in front of pan with some other repairs on upper forestock and minor slivers missing from edge of bbl channel and overall retains some fine professional restoration to finish being mostly a dark, hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine. 4-32806 JR538 (3,500-5,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007

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
	1598	$5,175.00	RARE ENGLISH STYLE FLINTLOCK FOWLER SN NSN. Cal. 68. Beautiful early fowler with a combination of Dutch, British & American parts with 58” bbl, 74” overall. It has a Kentucky rifle style German silver front sight, missing rear sight. Bbl has early British proofs at breech end, is 1-3/8” diameter at breech end and ¾” at muzzle. It has decorative turnings in breech plug area and in two places at transition points. It has a 7” long banana shaped rounded lockplate with unbridled frizzen & early gooseneck hammer. It has been reconverted. Mounted in tiger striped curly maple full stock with four balustrated ramrod pipes with nosepipe having a long tapered tang. The guides contain a very old replacement hickory ramrod with damaged lower end. It has brass furniture with an early Brown Bess style flat sideplate and very decorative 10-1/4” trigger guard with engraved finials and a wide ribbed bow. Buttplate is probably also from a 1st Model Brown Bess with altered tang. Top of wrist has brass thumbplate with engraved & formed crown on top with a decoration on bottom matching rear end of trigger guard and is engraved “PVV”. Trigger is standard length with a very distinctive full curl. This exact fowler is pictured in great detail with a fine description on p. 188 of Flintlock Fowlers The First Guns Made in America, Grinslade. CONDITION: Fine, reconverted as noted. Iron retains a smooth, very dark brown patina with moderate pitting around pan area and on lockplate & hammer. Stock has a beautiful repair in front of pan with some other repairs on upper forestock and minor slivers missing from edge of bbl channel and overall retains some fine professional restoration to finish being mostly a dark, hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine. 4-32806 JR538 (3,500-5,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007 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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