FULLER PERCUSSION HALF STOCK RIFLE WITH EXTRA BBL.

FULLER PERCUSSION HALF STOCK RIFLE WITH EXTRA BBL. Cal. 52 & Cal. 72. Beautiful half stock rifle with 28″ very heavy oct to rnd bbl, caliber 72 smoothbore with a dovetail German silver front sight and no provision for a rear sight. Bbl is unmarked. Breech plug & top tang are very nicely engraved with foliate arabesque patterns & two gold bands at the breech end with a very ornate scalloped nipple shield. It has a gold blow-out plug. It is mounted in highly figured walnut half stock with horn forend tip, outstanding German silver furniture with a very ornate large oval saddle shield with flower petal ends & elaborate Kentucky rifle style serpentine shaped flat bottom trigger guard, a small serpentine inlay back of the lockplate screw, a large foliate arabesque pattern inlay below the breech plug, an elliptical German silver inlay on the left side of the buttstock and a wonderful 2-pc patchbox with German silver box inside. Left side of the buttstock is inlaid with five seated Liberty half dimes, four with “1843” dates and one with “1842” date, laid out in a star pattern connected with numerous small silver pins & a large silver medallion in the center dated “1835”. Silver inlay in the center of the stock is surrounded by the same pins. Wrist has skip-line checkering with the same small pins in the center of the diamonds. Forestock has an “1824” silver coin that appears to be British. Left side coin is missing. Back action lockplate is marked “W.S. FULLER / MILLBURY / MASS”. All of the German silver furniture is very nicely engraved. The 52 caliber bbl is 29-1/2″ and 1-1/4″ across the flats, full oct with iron bottom rail, two guides, one of which is flattened. Breech plug is identically engraved with three platinum or silver bands. It has a tiny German silver front sight and an early style semi-buckhorn rear sight. Top flat is marked “DERINGER / PHILADA”. Accompanied by a framed notarized statement from Wilbur C. Kraber dated June 13, 1923 giving the provenance of this rifle directly back to Maj. Gen. John Fulton Reynolds who was killed early on the first day of Gettysburg. CONDITION: Very good. The 72 caliber bbl retains about 80% orig brown with light surface rust & pitting. The 52 caliber bbl retains most of a fine blue/brown patina with fine to light surface rust. Stock has a long crack on the right side bbl channel with a repair to the horn forend tip. There are other cracks & a splice on the left side of the bbl channel with another crack on the bottom. Top tang is broken. Mechanics are fine, bores are dark & crusty. 4-57323 (5,000-10,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005

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
	3346	$5,750.00	FULLER PERCUSSION HALF STOCK RIFLE WITH EXTRA BBL. Cal. 52 & Cal. 72. Beautiful half stock rifle with 28″ very heavy oct to rnd bbl, caliber 72 smoothbore with a dovetail German silver front sight and no provision for a rear sight. Bbl is unmarked. Breech plug & top tang are very nicely engraved with foliate arabesque patterns & two gold bands at the breech end with a very ornate scalloped nipple shield. It has a gold blow-out plug. It is mounted in highly figured walnut half stock with horn forend tip, outstanding German silver furniture with a very ornate large oval saddle shield with flower petal ends & elaborate Kentucky rifle style serpentine shaped flat bottom trigger guard, a small serpentine inlay back of the lockplate screw, a large foliate arabesque pattern inlay below the breech plug, an elliptical German silver inlay on the left side of the buttstock and a wonderful 2-pc patchbox with German silver box inside. Left side of the buttstock is inlaid with five seated Liberty half dimes, four with “1843” dates and one with “1842” date, laid out in a star pattern connected with numerous small silver pins & a large silver medallion in the center dated “1835”. Silver inlay in the center of the stock is surrounded by the same pins. Wrist has skip-line checkering with the same small pins in the center of the diamonds. Forestock has an “1824” silver coin that appears to be British. Left side coin is missing. Back action lockplate is marked “W.S. FULLER / MILLBURY / MASS”. All of the German silver furniture is very nicely engraved. The 52 caliber bbl is 29-1/2″ and 1-1/4″ across the flats, full oct with iron bottom rail, two guides, one of which is flattened. Breech plug is identically engraved with three platinum or silver bands. It has a tiny German silver front sight and an early style semi-buckhorn rear sight. Top flat is marked “DERINGER / PHILADA”. Accompanied by a framed notarized statement from Wilbur C. Kraber dated June 13, 1923 giving the provenance of this rifle directly back to Maj. Gen. John Fulton Reynolds who was killed early on the first day of Gettysburg. CONDITION: Very good. The 72 caliber bbl retains about 80% orig brown with light surface rust & pitting. The 52 caliber bbl retains most of a fine blue/brown patina with fine to light surface rust. Stock has a long crack on the right side bbl channel with a repair to the horn forend tip. There are other cracks & a splice on the left side of the bbl channel with another crack on the bottom. Top tang is broken. Mechanics are fine, bores are dark & crusty. 4-57323 (5,000-10,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005 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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