3417 INTERNAL LOCK HALF-STOCK PERCUSSION RIFLE.

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This item SOLD at 2024 Jul 24 @ 14:04UTC-4 : AST/EDT
Category Firearms & Military
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 375.00 USD
Estimated at 750.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Cal. 45. NSN. Bbl. 34 5/16" octagon measuring 7/8" across flats. Brass bead front sight w/ fixed V notch rear sight. Elegant rifle w/ concealed lockwork having the hammer extending from the wide engraved top tang. Plain trigger. Wedge fastened walnut stock w/ bone tip. Brass fittings include pierced & segmented rectangular lid patch box, crescent buttplate, toeplate, curled trigger guard & faceted thimble. German silver ornaments include 8 point star on cheekpiece, heart-shaped medallions on both sides of lock area along w/ rectangular wedge escutcheons. Artificially striped hardwood ramrod is held on iron underrib by 2 plain iron pipes. WEIGHT: 7 lbs, 14.8 oz. CONDITION: metal has a faded gray-brown appearance w/ dents & spots of light pitting. Refinished stock is repaired in wrist area & missing a long chip on left side of bbl. Functioning lock. Dark lightly pitted bore retains deep rifling. (01-25386/DS). ANTIQUE. $750-1,000.