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Sat, Mar 19, 2016 09:00AM EDT - Mon, Mar 21, 2016 09:00AM EDT
Lot 804

Full-Stock Flintlock Rifle

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
late 18th/early 19th century, possibly North Carolina, flintlock smooth-bore rifle, approximately .50 caliber, figured maple stock, brass trigger guard, ramrod thimbles, patchbox and butt plate, lock indistinctly marked "J. T……/Warr…..", 56-1/2 in. overall length, attached tag "Unsigned believed to have originated in Rowan Co., NC."

Condition

dents in patch box, small repaired crack by upper tang, shrinkage and some erosion to wood around upper tang, shrinkage to wood around lockplate, possible repair to top edge of forend