SILAS ALLEN, SHREWSBURY, MASS. HALF STOCK FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY

SILAS ALLEN, SHREWSBURY, MASS. HALF STOCK FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY – TYPE RIFLE. SN NSN. Cal. .550 bore diameter. Rifling appears to have been bored out. This nicely made New England Kentucky by a well known maker, has 39″ full octagon barrel with through dovetailed rear notch U-sight, and long bead front. “S Allen” is engraved in script on top flat in front of rear sight. Bbl is fitted with hook breech, and pinned-on wooden under-rib. Breech iron is filed out at top to more easily see sights. Ketland & Co lock has flat-sided serpentine hammer, bridled pan and friction frizzen. Lockplate is line border engraved with some file decoration toward tail. Most furniture is brass. Faceted trigger guard extends into small pistol grip. Crescent buttplate has patchbox release button on top tang. Classic horse head patchbox, as often used by Allen, has nicely filed exterior shape with some floral engraving. Patchbox cover is engraved “G. W. Jones”. Buttplate return has fleur-de-lis finial. Sideplates are classically Allen with wheat stalk engraving with lozenge and comma shapes. There is an eight-pointed silver star with floral engraved center and copper stamen with inlaid silver wire surround. Forend attaches to bbl with two side nails through shaped silver escutcheons. Figured American walnut stock features right hand cheekpiece and checkered wrist. Hickory ramrod is held by octagonal pipes with raised beaded ends. PROVENANCE: Copy of Dec. 1988 MUZZLE BLASTS with article on Allen rifles. CONDITION: Good. Bbl is cleaned to silver brown. Original flintlock has probable old replacement of cock, screw, frizzen and frizzen spring. Brass has been cleaned and is toning back. Patchbox shows old repairs to hinge. Wood has an old refinish. Checkering is quite worn. Right side of forend has repaired crack running from base of tailpipe to right edge of rear escutcheon, with replaced piece of wood approx 4″ x 3/8″ along bbl channel. Horn tip is replaced. Bore is rough and pitted. Half cock and lock are inoperable. 4-40718 MGM153 (3,000-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010

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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	2475	$1,150.00	SILAS ALLEN, SHREWSBURY, MASS. HALF STOCK FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY – TYPE RIFLE. SN NSN. Cal. .550 bore diameter. Rifling appears to have been bored out. This nicely made New England Kentucky by a well known maker, has 39″ full octagon barrel with through dovetailed rear notch U-sight, and long bead front. “S Allen” is engraved in script on top flat in front of rear sight. Bbl is fitted with hook breech, and pinned-on wooden under-rib. Breech iron is filed out at top to more easily see sights. Ketland & Co lock has flat-sided serpentine hammer, bridled pan and friction frizzen. Lockplate is line border engraved with some file decoration toward tail. Most furniture is brass. Faceted trigger guard extends into small pistol grip. Crescent buttplate has patchbox release button on top tang. Classic horse head patchbox, as often used by Allen, has nicely filed exterior shape with some floral engraving. Patchbox cover is engraved “G. W. Jones”. Buttplate return has fleur-de-lis finial. Sideplates are classically Allen with wheat stalk engraving with lozenge and comma shapes. There is an eight-pointed silver star with floral engraved center and copper stamen with inlaid silver wire surround. Forend attaches to bbl with two side nails through shaped silver escutcheons. Figured American walnut stock features right hand cheekpiece and checkered wrist. Hickory ramrod is held by octagonal pipes with raised beaded ends. PROVENANCE: Copy of Dec. 1988 MUZZLE BLASTS with article on Allen rifles. CONDITION: Good. Bbl is cleaned to silver brown. Original flintlock has probable old replacement of cock, screw, frizzen and frizzen spring. Brass has been cleaned and is toning back. Patchbox shows old repairs to hinge. Wood has an old refinish. Checkering is quite worn. Right side of forend has repaired crack running from base of tailpipe to right edge of rear escutcheon, with replaced piece of wood approx 4″ x 3/8″ along bbl channel. Horn tip is replaced. Bore is rough and pitted. Half cock and lock are inoperable. 4-40718 MGM153 (3,000-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010 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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