UNSIGNED ATTIC CONDITION HENRY MAUGER FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE.

UNSIGNED ATTIC CONDITION HENRY MAUGER FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE. This smooth rifle has a 45″ oct to rnd .52 cal unsigned bbl. The 2-pc engraved brass patch box has brass wire side plates inlet above and below the door. The patch box, trigger guard and base ramrod ferrule are Mauger’s unique design. The patch box design is very similar to those of John Derr suggesting a close association between the two gunsmiths. The convex French lock appears to be orig flint and is orig to the gun. There is a six-pointed star inlay on the cheek held in place by a center screw. Henry Mauger was a Douglass township Berks County gunsmith who was born in 1750 and died in 1826. CONDITION: Nose cap has been replaced in period and the orig wire inlay below the patch box lid has been reset into the wood. In all other respects this attic condition gun is in excellent and desirable condition. 4-45154 RGG8 (6,500-9,500)

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
	2336	$8,050.00	UNSIGNED ATTIC CONDITION HENRY MAUGER FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE. This smooth rifle has a 45″ oct to rnd .52 cal unsigned bbl. The 2-pc engraved brass patch box has brass wire side plates inlet above and below the door. The patch box, trigger guard and base ramrod ferrule are Mauger’s unique design. The patch box design is very similar to those of John Derr suggesting a close association between the two gunsmiths. The convex French lock appears to be orig flint and is orig to the gun. There is a six-pointed star inlay on the cheek held in place by a center screw. Henry Mauger was a Douglass township Berks County gunsmith who was born in 1750 and died in 1826. CONDITION: Nose cap has been replaced in period and the orig wire inlay below the patch box lid has been reset into the wood. In all other respects this attic condition gun is in excellent and desirable condition. 4-45154 RGG8 (6,500-9,500) 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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