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Lot 4317ANTIQUE
An American half-stock percussion riflemid-19th century
17 November 2008, 10:00 PST
San FranciscoUS$1,000 - US$1,500
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Find your local specialistAn American half-stock percussion rifle
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
Heavy 34 1/4 inch octagonal barrel with six groove rifling in .44 caliber. Unmarked lock showing slight traces of engraved decoration. Double set triggers. Brass triggerguard, buttplate and pierced sideplate. Varnished walnut half-stock with pewter fore-end cap. Large, oval German silver barrel pin escutcheons. Buttstock inlaid with German silver panels in the form of arrows on either side of the wrist, with a larger arrow on the comb, several small inlays and with oval German silver escutcheons on either side.
Condition: Very good. Barrel lightly cleaned to smooth grey metal, the tang pierced for a peep sight, now missing. Lock possibly an old replacement. Furniture and inlays showing remains of old lacquered finish. Sound, clean wood, probably re-varnished.
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Condition: Very good. Barrel lightly cleaned to smooth grey metal, the tang pierced for a peep sight, now missing. Lock possibly an old replacement. Furniture and inlays showing remains of old lacquered finish. Sound, clean wood, probably re-varnished.
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