JACOB ALBRIGHT JR. FLINTLOCK RIFLE SIGNED ON BARREL AND IN BUTT CARVING.

JACOB ALBRIGHT JR. FLINTLOCK RIFLE SIGNED ON BARREL AND IN BUTT CARVING. This rifle has a 43″ full oct .44 cal rifled bbl signed “J. Albright” in a silver inlay in the top flat of the barrel. The brass four piece patch box has eight piercings and a nicely engr door. The rifle features eleven silver inlays and a 7-1/2″ long brass comb inlay with three piercings. The brass side plate has two piercings. The cheek side of the butt is attractively incised carved with a design that incorporates the gunsmith’s initials “J.A.”. The stock is made using curly maple wood and the rifle has dbl set triggers. Jacob Albright Jr. was born in 1803 and died in Wayne county Ohio in 1884. He appeared as a gunsmith on the Haines Township, Centre County PA. Tax roll in 1825. Jacob Jr. sometimes signed his rifles “J. Albright” although his rifles are otherwise indistinguishable from those made by his father. Jacob Jr. moved to Ohio in 1830. Rifles with the gunsmith’s initials in the carving are quite rare but a few examples from the Albright family of gunsmiths do exist. CONDITION: Generally very good. The lock is an excellent reconversion. The comb inlay shows signs of having been reset at one time and there is a crack in the side plate forward of the center screw. 4-46878 RGG16 (15,000-25,000)

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
	2245	$20,125.00	JACOB ALBRIGHT JR. FLINTLOCK RIFLE SIGNED ON BARREL AND IN BUTT CARVING. This rifle has a 43″ full oct .44 cal rifled bbl signed “J. Albright” in a silver inlay in the top flat of the barrel. The brass four piece patch box has eight piercings and a nicely engr door. The rifle features eleven silver inlays and a 7-1/2″ long brass comb inlay with three piercings. The brass side plate has two piercings. The cheek side of the butt is attractively incised carved with a design that incorporates the gunsmith’s initials “J.A.”. The stock is made using curly maple wood and the rifle has dbl set triggers. Jacob Albright Jr. was born in 1803 and died in Wayne county Ohio in 1884. He appeared as a gunsmith on the Haines Township, Centre County PA. Tax roll in 1825. Jacob Jr. sometimes signed his rifles “J. Albright” although his rifles are otherwise indistinguishable from those made by his father. Jacob Jr. moved to Ohio in 1830. Rifles with the gunsmith’s initials in the carving are quite rare but a few examples from the Albright family of gunsmiths do exist. CONDITION: Generally very good. The lock is an excellent reconversion. The comb inlay shows signs of having been reset at one time and there is a crack in the side plate forward of the center screw. 4-46878 RGG16 (15,000-25,000) 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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