Native American, Western, American, and Southern Auction
Fri, May 21, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 982
W.A. Hart New York Flintlock Rifle
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
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 |
(Cascade, Hamlet, New York, circa 1830s) octagonal 36-1/4 in. barrel marked "W.A. HART, CASCADE-HAMLET", brass blade front sight, "V" cut rear sightÿ maple full stock with ornate eagle patch box, decorative silver inlaid motifs to stock including a seashell, pierced diamond, star, fan, and thumb rest, mother of pearl and bone inlays under stock, brass trigger guard, forend cap, side plate, ramrod thimbles, and plate at foregrip, engraved flintlock inscribed "R. ASMORE WARRANTED", checkering to grip, overall length 51-1/2 in. - Provenance: Private Collection, Kingsport, Tennessee
condition consistent with age and use, repaired and replaced fore stock, repair at split to right side of stock, repair to stock around front of trigger guard, other minor splits along grain of wood, chips to butt of stock, wear and dings to barrel, area of rust on barrel, oxidation to metal parts, trigger mechanism functions, patch box release functions
