FINE EARLY FULL STOCK KENTUCKY PERCUSSION CONVERSION RIFLE ATTRIBUTED TO DUNMEYER.

FINE EARLY FULL STOCK KENTUCKY PERCUSSION CONVERSION RIFLE ATTRIBUTED TO DUNMEYER. Cal. 36. Rifle has all the attributes of having been made by a member of the Dunmeyer family of Somerset County, PA. It is nearly identical in all respects to a rifle pictured as Plate 178 on pg 215 of The Pennsylvania – Kentucky Rifle, Kauffman. A copy of Kauffman’s book accompanies this lot. This rifle has a 36-3/4″ medium weight oct bbl with muzzle decorated with 8 dots, a tiny brass front sight and fixed rear sight. Lockplate is front action style, 4-3/4″ long with straight bottom edge, scalloped square end tail and lightly decorated with a hand inscribed “D” forward of the hammer. Frizzen screw hole is plugged with a thimble type conversion in the pan slot. Hammer has square edges with a flat side and a tall vertical spur. Rifle is mounted in beautiful natural grain, tiger maple full length stock with brass furniture consisting of a long plain nosecap, two plain guides and a plain nosepipe. Trigger guard and buttplate are typical of their day with the trigger guard having faceted edges and a shallow finger rest/grip. Right side of the buttstock has a 4-pc filigree patchbox with decorative floral filed patterns and light foliate engraving with a hunters star in the center of the lid. Bbl tang is 3″ long and tapered to a sharp point. Side plate is 4-5/8″ long with tapered squared ends and light engraving patterns. Stock has a shallow cheek piece on the left side with incise carved foliate arabesque patterns in the area fore and aft of the cheek piece and on the right side of the wrist with additional carving around the top tang. Sides of the forestock are also incise carved in straight patterns with light decorative carvings at the rear end. Raised side panels have teardrop ends. Altogether a beautiful, well made old Kentucky that could easily be restored. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains a dark heavy attic patina with heavy pitting around the nipple area. Hammer retains a matching patina also with moderate to heavy pitting. Lockplate is cleaned to bright metal on the front and rear portions with dark patina and pitting in the center. Stock has a repair back of the nipple and a few minor hairlines not affecting the integrity and overall retains a wonderful hand worn patina. Brass retains a dark mustard patina. Mechanics are fine, dbl set triggers function, strong bore with light to moderate pitting. 4-39148 JR425 (7,000-10,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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	2591	$0.00	FINE EARLY FULL STOCK KENTUCKY PERCUSSION CONVERSION RIFLE ATTRIBUTED TO DUNMEYER. Cal. 36. Rifle has all the attributes of having been made by a member of the Dunmeyer family of Somerset County, PA. It is nearly identical in all respects to a rifle pictured as Plate 178 on pg 215 of The Pennsylvania – Kentucky Rifle, Kauffman. A copy of Kauffman’s book accompanies this lot. This rifle has a 36-3/4″ medium weight oct bbl with muzzle decorated with 8 dots, a tiny brass front sight and fixed rear sight. Lockplate is front action style, 4-3/4″ long with straight bottom edge, scalloped square end tail and lightly decorated with a hand inscribed “D” forward of the hammer. Frizzen screw hole is plugged with a thimble type conversion in the pan slot. Hammer has square edges with a flat side and a tall vertical spur. Rifle is mounted in beautiful natural grain, tiger maple full length stock with brass furniture consisting of a long plain nosecap, two plain guides and a plain nosepipe. Trigger guard and buttplate are typical of their day with the trigger guard having faceted edges and a shallow finger rest/grip. Right side of the buttstock has a 4-pc filigree patchbox with decorative floral filed patterns and light foliate engraving with a hunters star in the center of the lid. Bbl tang is 3″ long and tapered to a sharp point. Side plate is 4-5/8″ long with tapered squared ends and light engraving patterns. Stock has a shallow cheek piece on the left side with incise carved foliate arabesque patterns in the area fore and aft of the cheek piece and on the right side of the wrist with additional carving around the top tang. Sides of the forestock are also incise carved in straight patterns with light decorative carvings at the rear end. Raised side panels have teardrop ends. Altogether a beautiful, well made old Kentucky that could easily be restored. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains a dark heavy attic patina with heavy pitting around the nipple area. Hammer retains a matching patina also with moderate to heavy pitting. Lockplate is cleaned to bright metal on the front and rear portions with dark patina and pitting in the center. Stock has a repair back of the nipple and a few minor hairlines not affecting the integrity and overall retains a wonderful hand worn patina. Brass retains a dark mustard patina. Mechanics are fine, dbl set triggers function, strong bore with light to moderate pitting. 4-39148 JR425 (7,000-10,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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