YORK SCHOOL EARLY RELIEF CARVED RIFLE ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN LECKNER.

YORK SCHOOL EARLY RELIEF CARVED RIFLE ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN LECKNER. SN NSN. 42″ full oct smooth 58 Cal. rifle. Bbl is stamped “Lowmaster” in small letters 2″ from the breech on the top flat. This is an early rifle with a 1-3/4″ wide butt that is nicely relief carved on the entire cheekside of the butt as is typical of Leckner guns. Brass sideplate is secured by a third brass screw at the rear of the sideplate. Beautifully engraved four piece patchbox has two piercings and features Leckner’s typical bird standing on the patchbox hinge for its finial. Stock has a honey blonde finish and is nicely relief carved around the bbl tang. Wrist area of this rifle is unusually chunky another sign that it may be quite early. Rifle has what appears to be an early hand-forged German flint lock. Brass engraved toeplate in 5″ long and is held to the stock with four pins. Ramrod is held in place by four ramrod pipes. There is incise carving surrounding the rear ramrod entrance pipe and the paneling runs forward to the nosecap. According to Kindig, Lowmaster was a gunsmith in York until around 1800 when he moved to Ohio. Records of John Leckner show up in York as early as 1778. It would be reasonable to assume that Leckner purchased this bbl from Lowmaster and the gun may have then been made in the 1780’s or 1790’s. This is an interesting gun by a maker we know very little about. CONDITION: This gun appears to be in original condition throughout with only the expected age related scratches and dings. A nice clean early gun. 4-48333 RG63 (14,000-18,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013

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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	2375	$0.00	YORK SCHOOL EARLY RELIEF CARVED RIFLE ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN LECKNER. SN NSN. 42″ full oct smooth 58 Cal. rifle. Bbl is stamped “Lowmaster” in small letters 2″ from the breech on the top flat. This is an early rifle with a 1-3/4″ wide butt that is nicely relief carved on the entire cheekside of the butt as is typical of Leckner guns. Brass sideplate is secured by a third brass screw at the rear of the sideplate. Beautifully engraved four piece patchbox has two piercings and features Leckner’s typical bird standing on the patchbox hinge for its finial. Stock has a honey blonde finish and is nicely relief carved around the bbl tang. Wrist area of this rifle is unusually chunky another sign that it may be quite early. Rifle has what appears to be an early hand-forged German flint lock. Brass engraved toeplate in 5″ long and is held to the stock with four pins. Ramrod is held in place by four ramrod pipes. There is incise carving surrounding the rear ramrod entrance pipe and the paneling runs forward to the nosecap. According to Kindig, Lowmaster was a gunsmith in York until around 1800 when he moved to Ohio. Records of John Leckner show up in York as early as 1778. It would be reasonable to assume that Leckner purchased this bbl from Lowmaster and the gun may have then been made in the 1780’s or 1790’s. This is an interesting gun by a maker we know very little about. CONDITION: This gun appears to be in original condition throughout with only the expected age related scratches and dings. A nice clean early gun. 4-48333 RG63 (14,000-18,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013 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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