Premier Auction - Session I
Fri, Mar 25, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 726
Two North Carolina Jamestown School Longrifles
Estimate: $500 - $1,000
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 |
unsigned lock, double set triggers, 37 in. octagonal barrel, brass blade front sight, raised curved rear sight, maple half stock, metal inlays including heart, petals, and "Sovereign Commander W.A. Fraser" medallion at butt stock, ovoid inlay at cheek rest, oblong inlays to both sides of wrist, shield inlay in front of trigger guard, two other inlays to either side of forend, brass ramrod thimbles, forend cap, trigger guard, and butt plates, 53 in. overall.; unsigned lock, double set triggers, 39-7/8 in. barrel, brass blade front sight, "V" cut rear sight, maple half stock, right side of buttstock with brass inlays consisting of four petals and two other forms, left side with a brass heart and geometric pattern to cheek rest, five other geometric inlays on the stock similar to previous rifle, brass trigger guard and butt cap, barrel band, thimbles for ram rod, overall 55-1/2 in.
Note: possibly attributed to W. Lamb and Sons, see Briggs, C. Michael, The Longrifle Makers of Guilford County: Guilford County Gunsmiths Contributions to the Early Deep River School and the Jamestown School. 2016, pages 83-84.
Provenance: Private North Carolina Collection
Condition
wear, dings and scratches to stock, 3 in. crack at forend cap, 1-1/2 in. crack at side plate, several other cracks at side plate, oxidation and pitting to metal surfaces, heavy oxidation to side lock and cock, there is some function to the trigger at half cock, hole repair at top of stock next to action; second rifle in rough condition, losses to stock around action, some kind of finish applied to stock, 3-1/2 in. crack to left side of stock, scratches gouges, dings, losses to brass inlays, loss of brass forend, loss of screw at lock plate, metal components with dings and wear
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