SILVER INLAID CURLY MAPLE PERCUSSION KENTUCKY, ATTRIBUTED TO FRANK BITTERLICK OF NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.

SILVER INLAID CURLY MAPLE PERCUSSION KENTUCKY, ATTRIBUTED TO FRANK BITTERLICK OF NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. SN NSN. Cal. 50. Rifled 42-1/2″ full oct unsigned bbl. Attractive curly maple stock with 20 silver inlays. This rifle has been attributed to Frank Bitterlick who worked in Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1850-1860. The 4-pc patchbox is brass with 11 silver piercings & a 3″ silver inlay on patchbox door. The 9-1/2″ brass toe plate contains 6 silver heart-shaped inserts & the 4 ramrod ferrules are combinations of brass & silver with a silver heart inlaid into the entrance ferrule tang. The trigger guard forward & rear tangs are silver. The rifle has dbl set triggers & a sgl screw side plate. Many of the silver inlays are engraved. This is a very attractive & hard-to-locate rifle. CONDITION: The percussion lock plate is dated 1860, but the name appears to have been ground off. There is a 1″ replaced wood section above the forward part of the lock & a 3″ replaced section of wood between the lock & the bbl tang. The rest of the gun is in very nice condition with good curl & good color, with only normal expected bumps & bruises. 4-35565 RGG4 (6,000-8,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009

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
	2400A	$5,175.00	SILVER INLAID CURLY MAPLE PERCUSSION KENTUCKY, ATTRIBUTED TO FRANK BITTERLICK OF NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. SN NSN. Cal. 50. Rifled 42-1/2″ full oct unsigned bbl. Attractive curly maple stock with 20 silver inlays. This rifle has been attributed to Frank Bitterlick who worked in Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1850-1860. The 4-pc patchbox is brass with 11 silver piercings & a 3″ silver inlay on patchbox door. The 9-1/2″ brass toe plate contains 6 silver heart-shaped inserts & the 4 ramrod ferrules are combinations of brass & silver with a silver heart inlaid into the entrance ferrule tang. The trigger guard forward & rear tangs are silver. The rifle has dbl set triggers & a sgl screw side plate. Many of the silver inlays are engraved. This is a very attractive & hard-to-locate rifle. CONDITION: The percussion lock plate is dated 1860, but the name appears to have been ground off. There is a 1″ replaced wood section above the forward part of the lock & a 3″ replaced section of wood between the lock & the bbl tang. The rest of the gun is in very nice condition with good curl & good color, with only normal expected bumps & bruises. 4-35565 RGG4 (6,000-8,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009 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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