REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA GERMANIC MUSKET.

SN NSN. 42″ rnd bbl about 80 Cal., brass mounted with pointed banana lock. Carved beavertails behind lock, lock escutcheon and bbl tang. No discernible markings. CONDITION: Gun appears orig and as found with dark patina. Complete including iron ramrod. Forestock loose due to broken front bbl pin retainer. About 1/2″ x 1″ piece wood missing on right side at nosecap. 49569-1 JS (2,000-3,000) – Lot 1175

Revised: 9/18/2015

Please Note: While this is a contemporary gun it is not subject to ATF restrictions. No records need to be filed.

*CONTEMPORARY PERCUSSION BEDFORD COUNTY INCISE CARVED KENTUCKY RIFLE AND CONTEMPORARY SILVER MOUNTED FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE BY E EARNHART.

SN NSN. 1) Cal. .40. Overall length 55-1/2″, butt is 3-5/8″ high x 1″ wide. 39-3/8″ rifled bbl. This rifle has a four piece engraved patch box. the 5-5/8″ long Bedford lock is engraved and has a typical Bedford style hammer spur. The stock is birds eye maple wood with some incised carving at the comb. The full oct bbl is marked on its top flat “G R Douglas 40 cal”. The cheek piece has a large brass oval inlay surrounding an eight pointed silver star. 2) Cal. .45. Overall length 59-1/4″, butt is 4-1/4″ high x 1-1/8″ wide. The 43-7/8″ long full oct rifled bbl is marked “E EARNHART”. This rifle has a four piece silver patch box with six piercings. All furniture is silver including the trigger guard, toe plate, side plate and seven inlays. Bbl is held to stock by three bbl wedges. CONDITION: 1) Fine throughout. Double set triggers and lock work well. Probably a good shooter. 2) Fine throughout. Flintlock needs adjustment. Ramrod is missing. 49417-98 RGG C&R (1,000-1,500) – Lot 1179

BOYE FLINTLOCK BRASS BARRELED BLUNDERBUSS.

SN NSN. Large bore, 13-3/4″ bbl, with attached hinged spring loaded bayonet, original flintlock, checkered stock and brass hardware. CONDITION: Fine condition, bbl shows even mustard colored patina, lock is uncleaned with a roller frizzen, bayonet is original and functions very well. Stock is in very good condition, checkering is sharp, ramrod is present and original. The first scatterguns. 49433-33 TEP C&R (2,500-4,000) – Lot 1180

BELGIAN BLUNDERBUSS FLINTLOCK PISTOL.

SN NSN. Cal. 52. 5” bbl, bright finish, checkered stock with pistol grip. CONDITION: Very good. Pistol is a pleasing brown patina with some cleaning toward the muzzle of bbl. Stock is very good with no missing wood. Flintlock is orig. Ramrod is orig. Engraving on the trigger guard and buttcap of high quality and nicely executed. Bore is elliptical at muzzle which is seldom seen. Nice old Flintlock Blunderbuss pistol. 49401-1 TEP C&R (1,000-1,500) – Lot 1181

CURLY MAPLE FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE BY SOLOMON WARD OF JAMESTOWN NORTH CAROLINA.

SN NSN. Cal. .41. Overall length 61-1/2″, 4-1/4″ x 1-1/4″ buttplate. 45-7/8″ full oct bbl signed “S.H. Ward”. 4-pc brass patchbox with 9 piercings. Drepperd Lancaster, PA, marked flint lock. Curly maple rifle has 10 silver inlays, flat brass 2-screw side plate, a flat brass 3/8″ inlay on the cheek piece and a brass 8 pointed star behind the cheek. The rear ramrod entrance furrow has an intricate rear tang with 1 piercing. Solomon Ward (1838 – 1905) was one of the last of the Jamestown, NC, makers. His shop was located off Guilford College Road, at the present day Cedar Wood development. CONDITION: Lock appears to be a re-conversion. The patchbox appears to be orig to the rifle however was modified by the gunsmith to fit the curvature of the buttplate. 49254-26 RGG (7,000-10,000) – Lot 3423

*CONTEMPORARY GERMAN JAEGER FLINTLOCK RELIEF CARVED RIFLE BY M. HAYES.

SN NSN. Cal. .58. Overall length 46-1/2″, 5″ x 2″ buttplate, 31-1/4″ full oct rifled bbl signed “M. Hayes”. This is a faithful contemporary reproduction of a German Jaeger Flintlock rifle. The gun has very skillfully done relief shell carving behind and around the engraved bbl tang and has a nicely engraved trigger guard with an acorn finial. The flint lock is marked “Hayes” and the gun has a sliding wood patchbox. The walnut stock has incise carving at the rear ramrod pipe with paneling along the top and bottom of the forestock. This gun has a hand forged buttplate and trigger guard which are fire browned. The twist in the barrel is for round ball. The gun also has sling swivel “D” rings. CONDITION: Rifle is brand new condition with all its orig finish. 49027-2 RGG (3,000-5,000) – Lot 3443

FIRST MODEL BROWN BESS WITH “NJ” SURCHARGED BAYONET.

SN NSN. .75 Cal. x 46″ long bbl marked “US” at breech in 1/4″ high letters (orig British proof marks have been removed). Bayonet lug set back 2″ from muzzle. Accompanying this gun is an orig 1740′s period bayonet (with shield) marked “NJ” at back of 13-1/4″ long blade and has what appears to be an accession number “B64/184″ written on inside of neck. Additionally engraved on the back of the socket is a rack number “32/7″ making this a wonderful bayonet. 7″ pattern 1756 lock has had the Crown / “GR” rubbed off and remnants of the word “TOWER” still visible behind cock. Ramrod is proper length but not orig and both sling swivels are intact. Brass Pattern 1742 furniture consists of nose cap, 4 rammer pipes, trigger guard, 3-step buttplate and Long Land Pattern side plate. Escutcheon is an American made replacement having a fancier shape. European walnut stock measures 57″ long showing Ordnance Storekeepers mark on right side of buttstock below “U.STATES” branded in 7/8″ high letters and nicely done. PROVENANCE: EX Princeton Battlefield State Park Coll.; Ex Bill Ahearn Coll. CONDITION: Bbl retains its 200 year old aged patina with medium pitting around touch hole and associate lock area. The lock appears to be orig flint though not orig made with this gun was probably installed at an American arsenal after capture and fits nicely to the stock and touch hole. Brass furniture retains dark aged patina consistent with the balance of the metal. Overall the stock is in very good condition for its age having only minor nicks and chips, consistent with a gun of its age. Has had some restoration to the finish of the forestock. 1/4″ x 1/4″ chip out of stock, 5/8″ x 1/8″ below the lock in front. Stock at one time had been cracked from the frizzen spring running toward the trigger but has been solidly repaired. 2″ long x 3/16″ wide chip missing behind rear rammer pipe. Bbl tang screw is of incorrect pattern and should be replaced. Rear escutcheon plate appears added. 49254-21 JS (10,000-15,000) – Lot 3445

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FINE AND RARE NICHOLAS-NOEL BOUTET FLINTLOCK DOUBLE SHOTGUN.

SN 325. Cal. Approx. 20 Bore. 29″ Twist barrels with low, smooth concave rib are inlaid in gold with “Boutet”, on the left bbl, “32”(the order number) on the rib and “A Versailles” on right bbl. Gold inlaid lettering is in large Gothic script with scroll flourishes at each end. Breech end of each bbl has 4 gold filled Poincons, 2 being “NB” for Nicholas Boutet (Boutet’s monograph from 1800-1804), another in an elongated rectangle marked “Boutet”(marked as such from 1805-1814) as well as a small oval with an eagle, the “state control mark”. There is gold wash banding at breech and muzzle ends, as well as elliptical gold wash on either end of front sight bead which is 3-1/2″ back from muzzle. The breech iron is deeply cut away so eye can align with rib. Beautifully filed locks with inset chamfered borders and have semi-waterproof platinum lined pans and touch holes. The intricately filed frizzens and French-style cocks have matching chamfers. There are no rollers on frizzens or springs. Left lock plate is engraved “Boutet” and right “A Versailles.” in large Gothic letters. Trigger plate has intricately filed vase and flower shaped termination and is void of engraving. Trigger guard shows fine file work. Nicely streaked European walnut bellied stock terminates in finely checkered steel buttplate with intricately filed tang in same style as trigger plate. Stock features include: Sling eye on toe line; Long shadow line cheek rest; Long diamond 20 LPI borderless checkering in fancy scalloped pattern. Single wedge key slot. Stylized thimble has sling loop provision. There are no ramrod pipes on barrel. Ramrod is made of baleen and has brass tip and steel worm at tail under brass cap. PROVENANCE: Ex H.H. Thomas Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine as professionally restored. Bbls retain virtually all of their refreshed brown tone finish. Gold banding at breech end of bbls is thinning. Breech iron, Lockplates and appended metal are restored to a smooth bright burnished finish. Stock has been properly cleaned and refreshed with an old oil finish. There are sound repairs to wood at side nail and right side of forend. Nose pipe has a repaired break. Bores are good. Locks and frizzens are crisp. A lovely gun produced when the French makers were at the pinnacle of the trade at the time of Restoration and King Louis XVIII having been given new life at the hands of talented conservationists. 49403-11 JWD101 (15,000-25,000) – Lot 3463

VERY FINE PAIR OF SILVER MOUNTED GOLD DECORATED OTTOMAN FLINTLOCK PISTOLS, CIRCA 1790.

SN NSN. These very fine flintlock pistols have superb Turkish Damascus bbls and are decorated on the breeches, locks, hammer, cocks and frizzens with finely engraved raised relief of pure gold. The walnut Circassian walnut stocks are completely inlaid with engraved silver, panoplies of arms, expanded flower heads, wire work and plaques. False ramrods also of silver. Side plates finely cast and chased with portrait bust and monster. Bbls are key fastened. Triggers are finely articulated. Locks have rainproof pans and roller bearing frizzen springs. Patent breeches most unusual on pistols of this period. Silver thumb pieces cast and chased in high relief. Spurred butt caps are relatively austere with skull crusher pommels. PROVENANCE: F. Theodore Dexter 34 Year Scrapbook wherein they are described as French. Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Metal is excellent with little or no pitting. Gold is nearly perfect condition, unrubbed and very crisp. All silver is relatively unrubbed as well and engraving extremely crisp. Trigger guards lightly engraved “ML-539B”. Damascus bbls are nearly as new. Bores indicate absolutely no use. 43018-81 MZ16 (8,000-12,000) – Lot 3469