GOLDEN AGE SIGNED NICHOLAS BEYER CARVED FLINTLOCK RIFLE.

GOLDEN AGE SIGNED NICHOLAS BEYER CARVED FLINTLOCK RIFLE. This rifle has a 46-1/2″ inch oct to rnd smooth bore bbl signed in script by N. Beyer. The 4-pc brass engraved patch box is similar to rifle No. 93 in Kindig and the patch box latch is riveted in the upper corner of the lid with the release in the butt plate. Butt carving on the cheek piece side, silver cheek star and brass side plate are also identical to Kindig’s rifle No. 93. Relief carving at the tang is sharp and crisp and includes a rnd inlay secured by four pins.The ramrod pipes on this rifle are short with molded ends and the forward trigger guard extension ends with two fixed lines that form a molding. Nicholas Beyer was one of the most prolific of the best rifle makers of the Lebanon school, who also worked as a gunsmith in Dauphin County circa 1807–1810. CONDITION: This is a clean, honest N. Beyer rifle in attic condition and shows only signs of normal wear and use. Flint lock may be the original and which is likely an old reconversion. The front bbl pin is missing and there are several losses of wood on both sides along the barrel and around bbl pins. There is an old period metal repair between the nose cap and the front ramrod pipe. A small bit of wood is missing over the front of the lock plate. 4-45183 RGG9 (18,000-24,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012

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
	2240	$23,000.00	GOLDEN AGE SIGNED NICHOLAS BEYER CARVED FLINTLOCK RIFLE. This rifle has a 46-1/2″ inch oct to rnd smooth bore bbl signed in script by N. Beyer. The 4-pc brass engraved patch box is similar to rifle No. 93 in Kindig and the patch box latch is riveted in the upper corner of the lid with the release in the butt plate. Butt carving on the cheek piece side, silver cheek star and brass side plate are also identical to Kindig’s rifle No. 93. Relief carving at the tang is sharp and crisp and includes a rnd inlay secured by four pins.The ramrod pipes on this rifle are short with molded ends and the forward trigger guard extension ends with two fixed lines that form a molding. Nicholas Beyer was one of the most prolific of the best rifle makers of the Lebanon school, who also worked as a gunsmith in Dauphin County circa 1807–1810. CONDITION: This is a clean, honest N. Beyer rifle in attic condition and shows only signs of normal wear and use. Flint lock may be the original and which is likely an old reconversion. The front bbl pin is missing and there are several losses of wood on both sides along the barrel and around bbl pins. There is an old period metal repair between the nose cap and the front ramrod pipe. A small bit of wood is missing over the front of the lock plate. 4-45183 RGG9 (18,000-24,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012 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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