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2429
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$2,185.00
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INCISED CARVED FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE WITH CHECKERED WRIST. SN NSN. 42-1/2” full oct .50 Cal smooth unsigned bbl. The flint lock is marked “Joseph Golcher”. The 4-pc brass patchbox is very similar in design to those pictured on pgs 134 and 191 in Chandler’s Red Patchbox Book. The bbl is held to the stock by four bbl wedges. Cheek side of the butt is nicely incised carved with back to back “C” scrolls and wrist is checkered. The engraved brass sideplate suggests manufacture in the Chambersburg, PA area. CONDITION: There is a 4” crack on the right hand side of the stock at the first bbl wedge. There is evidence of an old repaired wrist crack. There are the expected stress cracks at toe. 4-49686 RG42 (3,500-5,500)
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. |