4371 FINE REPRODUCTION MODEL 1776 FERGUSON

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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 2,000.00 USD
Estimated at 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RIFLE & ACCOUTREMENTS. Cal. 65. S# 8. 49" overall, 32" barrel with 2" screw breech. The Ferguson screw breech rifle is the rarest of all Revolutionary War long arms, with few originals surviving of the 100 manufactured, Ernie Cowan and Richard Keller reproduced this high quality rifle 20 years ago accompanied by matching angular flat bladed sword bayonet and cartridge box & sling. The screw breech is operated by the hinged trigger guard, turning it clockwise to pull the screw down. Ferguson and his men were mostly used as scouts during the war until he was badly wounded at the Battle of Brandywine in September 1777. Brandywine was a decisive loss for the army under Washington, leading to the capture of Philadelphia by the British. Patrick Ferguson nicknamed "Bulldog" by his men who continued to be prominent in the fighting in the South till finally killed at the battle of King's Mountain, NC in 1780. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: excellent 2015 copied article on Ferguson rifle by "The Armorer's Bench" a British website. CONDITION: excellent overall including accoutrements, mechanics are fine, bright shiny rifled bore. (01-26462/JS). ANTIQUE. $4,000-8,000.