4406 ATTRACTIVE CONTEMPORARY COPY OF AN EARLY JAEGER

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[?]Live Online Auction Starts In 2025 May 11 @ 10:00 (UTC-04:00 : AST/EDT)
Category Firearms & Military
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Start Price 1,000.00 USD
Estimated at 2,000.00 - 3,500.00 USD
RIFLE WITH RAISED CARVED DECORATION AND SILVER WIRE INLAY BY F. BARTLETT. Cal. 50. S# NSN. Frank Bartlett of Gallatin, TN specialized in transitional German Jaeger to American Kentucky long rifles. His work is highly regarded, especially his wire inlay. This nicely made rifle of early design has 37" swamped octagon barrel fitted with standing leaf rear and long silver bead front sights. "F. Bartlett" is engraved in script on top flat. Touch hole is bushed. Early style lock with deeply curved chamfered plate and rebated tail is fitted with serpentine cock, inset faceted pan, unbridled friction frizzen and file decorated feather spring with fleur-de-lis finial. Triggers are double set. Early style iron trigger guard has spur toward rear forming pistol grip. Rifle is iron mounted with broad buttplate, long file decorated sideplate and fancy turned ramrod pipes and thimble. Walnut full length stock with bone forend tip has well carved mouldings around lock, barrel tang and sideplate. Fluted cheekpiece is flanked by relief carved acanthus scroll. Mouldings are also present along toeline and ramrod channel. A patchbox with sliding wooden cover is on right side of butt. Simple silver wire inlay can be found on face of cheekpiece and outlining raised carving on right side of comb. Silver dots are behind drop points. CONDITION: exceptionally fine. Possibly unfired. Metal retaining nearly all deeply rusted dark brown (antique) finish. Stock retains essentially all of its original oil finish with only a few scattered marks. Bore is bright and shiny throughout. Mechanically fine. (01-26208/MGM). ANTIQUE. $2,000-3,500.