RARE TRULOCK & HARRISS PERCUSSION DBL RIFLE.

RARE TRULOCK & HARRISS PERCUSSION DBL RIFLE. Cal. 4 or 6 bore. NSN. This rare rifle has 30″ heavy Damascus bbls with flat rib having a dovetail front sight & 4-leaf platinum line express rear sight. Maker’s name with the address “9 Dawson St., Dublin” is on the rib at the breech end. It is mounted in 1-pc walnut stock with checkered forestock with dbl wedges, straight grip, raised teardrop side panels, 14-1/2″ over a smooth steel buttplate. Lockplates hammers & trigger guard along with the top tang & breech end of the rib and the long stepped buttplate tang are all beautifully engraved with very fine foliate arabesque patterns. It has engraved platinum blow-out plugs & stalking safeties on the front action locks. Left side of the bbls is hand engraved with what appears to be Indian writing with numbers. It has a 2-pc patchbox on the right side, beautifully engraved with a large bull elephant, fine borders & arabesque patterns. Bbls & buttstock have sling eyes and there is no provision for a ramrod. Stock is cracked completely through the wrist, but easily repaired by a competent gunsmith. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbls retain a mottled gray/brown patina with some Damascus pattern showing through. All the remaining metal retains a medium mottled silver/brown patina. Stock, broken as noted, is missing a sliver from the forestock with some battering behind the left hammer & retains dark oil stained finish about the forestock & wrist showing heavy wear. Mechanics are fine, worn dark bores. 4-57428 JR639 (1,500-2,500)

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
	4336	$4,312.00	RARE TRULOCK & HARRISS PERCUSSION DBL RIFLE. Cal. 4 or 6 bore. NSN. This rare rifle has 30″ heavy Damascus bbls with flat rib having a dovetail front sight & 4-leaf platinum line express rear sight. Maker’s name with the address “9 Dawson St., Dublin” is on the rib at the breech end. It is mounted in 1-pc walnut stock with checkered forestock with dbl wedges, straight grip, raised teardrop side panels, 14-1/2″ over a smooth steel buttplate. Lockplates hammers & trigger guard along with the top tang & breech end of the rib and the long stepped buttplate tang are all beautifully engraved with very fine foliate arabesque patterns. It has engraved platinum blow-out plugs & stalking safeties on the front action locks. Left side of the bbls is hand engraved with what appears to be Indian writing with numbers. It has a 2-pc patchbox on the right side, beautifully engraved with a large bull elephant, fine borders & arabesque patterns. Bbls & buttstock have sling eyes and there is no provision for a ramrod. Stock is cracked completely through the wrist, but easily repaired by a competent gunsmith. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbls retain a mottled gray/brown patina with some Damascus pattern showing through. All the remaining metal retains a medium mottled silver/brown patina. Stock, broken as noted, is missing a sliver from the forestock with some battering behind the left hammer & retains dark oil stained finish about the forestock & wrist showing heavy wear. Mechanics are fine, worn dark bores. 4-57428 JR639 (1,500-2,500) 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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