American & Southern | March 26, 2026
Thu, Mar 26, 2026 10:00AM EDT
Lot 166
Henry Wright North Carolina Jamestown School Longrifle
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Sold for
$1,500
Sold Price excludes BP
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 |
(Guilford County, NC, 1807-) circa 1860, percussion halfstock, 42-3/8 in. octagonal barrel, 3/8 in. bore, three screw 5 in. rounded barrel tang, dovetail brass blade front sight, split rear sight, very faint "H. Wright" stamp to top of barrel, lock plate stamped "R & W.D. RIDDLE & Co. / PHILADELPHIA' with some engraving, walnut half stock with four diamond and two silver band inlays to forestock, three silver inlays to right side of buttstock including a heart, five silver inlays to left side of stock, carved cheek rest and high comb to buttstock, double set triggers, brass trigger guard, forend cap, ramrod guides and thimble, and butt plate, 58-1/2 in. overall
Provenance: From The Collections of Dr. George Waynick and Dr. Edward G. Hill Jr., Old Salem, North Carolina
Note: Born in Wake County in 1807, he had business interests in a barrel mill with William Lamb from 1847 to 1852, the 1860 manufacturing census lists him as a gun shop owner with four employees making guns by hand, his shop was located on Jamestown Road just north of McKay Road, he was a prolific gun maker of the time and many signed examples exist, he moved to Missouri in 1870, see The Longrifle Makers of Guilford County, by C. Michael Briggs pgs. 20, 88 and 89, and also North Carolina Schools of Longrifles 1765 - 1865, by William Ivey and Kenneth Orr pg. 104 and 105
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From The Collections of Dr. George Waynick and Dr. Edward G. Hill Jr., Old Salem, North Carolina
handling wear consistent with age and use, oxidation to exterior of barrel, pitting near breech, pitting to percussion lock and cock, wear with chipping and abrasions to finish of stock, oxidation and small abrasions to some inlays, two inlays off but present, one inlay missing tack, small losses to stock around cap bolster and cock, cock will set but only release if you push set trigger forward
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