RELIEF-CARVED NORTH CAROLINA KENTUCKY, SIGNED “ISAAC J. THOMPSON”.

RELIEF-CARVED NORTH CAROLINA KENTUCKY, SIGNED “ISAAC J. THOMPSON”. SN NSN. Cal. 42. Rifled 45-3/4″ full oct bbl, signed “Isaac J. Thompson”. Isaac Thompson worked in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, circa 1850 & was born in 1802; this rifle appears to be one of his earliest rifles. The 4-pc engraved brass patchbox has 10 piercings. The cheek side of the curly maple butt is profusely relief-carved & features a silver engraved cheekpiece inlay with 5 piercings. The silver pick inlay under the cheekpiece is dated 1820. The rifle has a full 9-1/2″ brass toe plate with 8 silver piercings. The flint lock is marked “ALLPORT Late Wth KETLAND & Co”. The stock is relief-carved behind the bbl tang, lock & side plate panels, & on the patchbox side of the comb. The rifle has 11 silver inlays, dbl set triggers, & a heavy beveled brass 2-screw side plate. Guns by this same maker are pictured in Whisker’s Gunsmiths of the Carolinas, pp. 158-160. CONDITION: The stock curl & finish are uniform throughout & the relief carving on the butt is deep & well done. The relief-carving behind the tang & lock panels shows wear, as does the incised & low-relief carving at the rear entrance ferrule. 30-1/2″ of the forend wood has been professionally stretched, as has been approx. 6″-9″ of the muzzle end of bbl. There is a small 2-1/2″ section of wood missing along the bbl forward of the lock. The restoration on this gun has been so professionally accomplished that it is difficult to detect. 4-35564 RGG5 (8,000-10,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

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	$20,125.00	RELIEF-CARVED NORTH CAROLINA KENTUCKY, SIGNED “ISAAC J. THOMPSON”. SN NSN. Cal. 42. Rifled 45-3/4″ full oct bbl, signed “Isaac J. Thompson”. Isaac Thompson worked in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, circa 1850 & was born in 1802; this rifle appears to be one of his earliest rifles. The 4-pc engraved brass patchbox has 10 piercings. The cheek side of the curly maple butt is profusely relief-carved & features a silver engraved cheekpiece inlay with 5 piercings. The silver pick inlay under the cheekpiece is dated 1820. The rifle has a full 9-1/2″ brass toe plate with 8 silver piercings. The flint lock is marked “ALLPORT Late Wth KETLAND & Co”. The stock is relief-carved behind the bbl tang, lock & side plate panels, & on the patchbox side of the comb. The rifle has 11 silver inlays, dbl set triggers, & a heavy beveled brass 2-screw side plate. Guns by this same maker are pictured in Whisker’s Gunsmiths of the Carolinas, pp. 158-160. CONDITION: The stock curl & finish are uniform throughout & the relief carving on the butt is deep & well done. The relief-carving behind the tang & lock panels shows wear, as does the incised & low-relief carving at the rear entrance ferrule. 30-1/2″ of the forend wood has been professionally stretched, as has been approx. 6″-9″ of the muzzle end of bbl. There is a small 2-1/2″ section of wood missing along the bbl forward of the lock. The restoration on this gun has been so professionally accomplished that it is difficult to detect. 4-35564 RGG5 (8,000-10,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 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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