RARE EARLY FULL STOCK FLINTLOCK TAKE DOWN LANCASTER RIFLE SIGNED A. SCHWEITZER.

RARE EARLY FULL STOCK FLINTLOCK TAKE DOWN LANCASTER RIFLE SIGNED A. SCHWEITZER. This rifle has a 44″ full oct signed A. Schweitzer bbl and features the very desirable horse head patch box. The rifle is relief carved with the typical Lancaster school C-scrolls behind the cheek piece. There is additional carving at the wrist and around the bbl tang. The rifle retains its nice patina and there are a number of silver inlays including an eight-pointed hunters star on the cheek and an oval silver inlay incorporated into the relief carving behind the cheek piece. The fore stock was made in two sections, a rare variant in early rifles, to simplify take down and storage. Abraham Schweitzer (1769 – 1831) began work in Lancaster and is thought to have been associated with Henry Albright. Both Schweitzer and Albright are known to have produced guns on contract for the government in 1794. Schweitzer was married to the sister of Melchior Fordney and is thought to have moved to Chambersburg by 1796. The rifle is similar to rifle No. 226 in Kindig’s monumental work on the Kentucky rifle. CONDITION: Generally very good. There is a shrinkage repair using the orig wood at the toe. An old break through the stock just forward of the lock has been stabilized. There are some wood losses along the bbl forward of the lock before the take-down separation on both sides and also 18″ in front of the lock and over the forward ramrod pipe. There is a 7-1/2″ long loss of wood along the bbl on the side plate side. A truly high quality Schweitzer rifle. 4-45118 RGG11 (20,000-30,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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
	2331	$20,125.00	RARE EARLY FULL STOCK FLINTLOCK TAKE DOWN LANCASTER RIFLE SIGNED A. SCHWEITZER. This rifle has a 44″ full oct signed A. Schweitzer bbl and features the very desirable horse head patch box. The rifle is relief carved with the typical Lancaster school C-scrolls behind the cheek piece. There is additional carving at the wrist and around the bbl tang. The rifle retains its nice patina and there are a number of silver inlays including an eight-pointed hunters star on the cheek and an oval silver inlay incorporated into the relief carving behind the cheek piece. The fore stock was made in two sections, a rare variant in early rifles, to simplify take down and storage. Abraham Schweitzer (1769 – 1831) began work in Lancaster and is thought to have been associated with Henry Albright. Both Schweitzer and Albright are known to have produced guns on contract for the government in 1794. Schweitzer was married to the sister of Melchior Fordney and is thought to have moved to Chambersburg by 1796. The rifle is similar to rifle No. 226 in Kindig’s monumental work on the Kentucky rifle. CONDITION: Generally very good. There is a shrinkage repair using the orig wood at the toe. An old break through the stock just forward of the lock has been stabilized. There are some wood losses along the bbl forward of the lock before the take-down separation on both sides and also 18″ in front of the lock and over the forward ramrod pipe. There is a 7-1/2″ long loss of wood along the bbl on the side plate side. A truly high quality Schweitzer rifle. 4-45118 RGG11 (20,000-30,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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