EARLY FRENCH & INDIAN WAR ERA RELIEF CARVED HUDSON VALLEY FOWLER

EARLY FRENCH & INDIAN WAR ERA RELIEF CARVED HUDSON VALLEY FOWLER. SN NSN. This outstanding fowler has a 60 ½ inch long flared barrel and an overall length of 77 inches. The barrel has early British “I.O.” barrel proofs under a sunburst or asterisk design. The full length curly Maple stock has high, bold, crisp relief carving at the rear entry ramrod pipe, behind the trigger guard and behind the barrel tang with nicely paneled fore stock wood. The early convex-shaped Ketland & Company English lock is marked in block letters and appears to be still in original flint condition. Very few of these Hudson Valley fowlers have survived in this condition and with curly Maple stock. CONDITION: This fowler is in unusually good condition with only a small three inch sliver of wood missing on the right hand side at the muzzle and a two inch sliver along the left side. There are a few very minor slivers along the barrel on both sides. The gun has an old brass-banded wrist repair where the stock had been broken with evidence of the break under the lock. A growing number of serious collectors prefer to retain imperfections that are considered part of the history of a piece thus retaining its “as found” condition. Overall the gun unbelievably retains about 70 percent of its original finish. 4-48311 RG42 (20,000-35,000)

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2617	$12,650.00	EARLY FRENCH & INDIAN WAR ERA RELIEF CARVED HUDSON VALLEY FOWLER. SN NSN. This outstanding fowler has a 60 ½ inch long flared barrel and an overall length of 77 inches. The barrel has early British “I.O.” barrel proofs under a sunburst or asterisk design. The full length curly Maple stock has high, bold, crisp relief carving at the rear entry ramrod pipe, behind the trigger guard and behind the barrel tang with nicely paneled fore stock wood. The early convex-shaped Ketland & Company English lock is marked in block letters and appears to be still in original flint condition. Very few of these Hudson Valley fowlers have survived in this condition and with curly Maple stock. CONDITION: This fowler is in unusually good condition with only a small three inch sliver of wood missing on the right hand side at the muzzle and a two inch sliver along the left side. There are a few very minor slivers along the barrel on both sides. The gun has an old brass-banded wrist repair where the stock had been broken with evidence of the break under the lock. A growing number of serious collectors prefer to retain imperfections that are considered part of the history of a piece thus retaining its “as found” condition. Overall the gun unbelievably retains about 70 percent of its original finish. 4-48311 RG42 (20,000-35,000) 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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