EARLY FLINTLOCK CLUB BUTT FOWLER

EARLY FLINTLOCK CLUB BUTT FOWLER SN NSN. Cal. 70. Very fancy for such a fowler with 54-7/8” oct to rnd bbl, 69-3/4” overall. Oct section is 18-1/4” with transition to round that has fancy turnings and engraved foliate & floral patterns. It has a German silver oval front sight. Lock is 6” long and rounded with short rounded teat. Set has bridled frizzen and rounded hammer with a spanner type nut. Mounted in a full length cherry stock with raised teardrop side panels with raised carved rococo style leaf around top tang. Top tang is straight with a short teat. Sideplate is 6-1/16” long, of flat brass, with decorative filed edges and amateur punch dot decoration. Trigger guard is somewhat unusual with acorn finials and a raised grip area, overall about 12-1/2” long with a 1-1/4” wide flared trigger bow with deep incised foliate arabesque pattern engraving. Buttplate is about 5-1/4” x 2”, smooth on the face with deep cast or engraved patterns on the very long tang. It has three brass guides with simple turnings at each end and a simple American-style nosepipe. Stock has another rococo leaf pattern around nosepipe and a simple brass band near muzzle. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Iron retains a heavy dark chocolate brown patina with fine pitting, heavier around pan with moderate to heavy pitting on hammer & lockplate. Stock has had a variety of repairs to forestock area but is sound with a couple of small gouges, some minor cracks around lockplate with chips missing from raised areas and retains a fine handworn patina on butt with a fine restored finish on forestock. Mechanics are fine. 4-32708 JR555 (7,000-9,000)

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
	1599	$0.00	EARLY FLINTLOCK CLUB BUTT FOWLER SN NSN. Cal. 70. Very fancy for such a fowler with 54-7/8” oct to rnd bbl, 69-3/4” overall. Oct section is 18-1/4” with transition to round that has fancy turnings and engraved foliate & floral patterns. It has a German silver oval front sight. Lock is 6” long and rounded with short rounded teat. Set has bridled frizzen and rounded hammer with a spanner type nut. Mounted in a full length cherry stock with raised teardrop side panels with raised carved rococo style leaf around top tang. Top tang is straight with a short teat. Sideplate is 6-1/16” long, of flat brass, with decorative filed edges and amateur punch dot decoration. Trigger guard is somewhat unusual with acorn finials and a raised grip area, overall about 12-1/2” long with a 1-1/4” wide flared trigger bow with deep incised foliate arabesque pattern engraving. Buttplate is about 5-1/4” x 2”, smooth on the face with deep cast or engraved patterns on the very long tang. It has three brass guides with simple turnings at each end and a simple American-style nosepipe. Stock has another rococo leaf pattern around nosepipe and a simple brass band near muzzle. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Iron retains a heavy dark chocolate brown patina with fine pitting, heavier around pan with moderate to heavy pitting on hammer & lockplate. Stock has had a variety of repairs to forestock area but is sound with a couple of small gouges, some minor cracks around lockplate with chips missing from raised areas and retains a fine handworn patina on butt with a fine restored finish on forestock. Mechanics are fine. 4-32708 JR555 (7,000-9,000) 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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