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1613
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$3,450.00
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PERCUSSION FULL STOCK VIRGINIA KENTUCKY RIFLE. Cal. 45. 42-3/4″ full oct bbl. This rifle has a 4-pc brass patchbox with three piercings and the finial has a 4-petal Virginia flower and a heart shaped piercing. The percussion lock is marked “J. Tarratt & Sons”. Silver engraved oval cheekpiece inlay and a brass sgl screw sideplate dated 1868. The rifle has an 8″ long brass toeplate held in place by five wood screws and the rifle features dbl set triggers. The bbl tang is 5″ in length, extending well into the wrist area. This rifle has been attributed to Amos or Jacob Fischer by the consignor and does appear to be the work of the Fischer family in Lynchburg, VA. The rifling is deep and clean, the interior of the bbl being in good shape. CONDITION: Evidence of a crack in the wrist area of the stock which may have been reinforced by the addition of a longer bbl tang. Small pc of wood has been burned away behind the percussion nipple. Otherwise the entire gun is solid and clean with only normal wear throughout. 4-32751 RG5 (2,500-3,500)
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. |