Premier Auction - Session I
Fri, Apr 9, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 378
W. Lamb & Sons North Carolina Percussion Rifle
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
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, North Carolina, b. 1806) circa 1870, octagonal 41-3/8 in. barrel, inscribed "...LAMB & SONS" on top, brass blade front sight. notched rear sight, scrollwork engraved lock plate and hammer, figured maple half stock embellished with various decorative engraved silver inlays including floral, diamond, shield, and heart motifs, engraved brass trigger guard, brass butt plate, thimbles, side plate, and forend cap, 57-1/2 in. overallNote: William Lamb was one of the most prolific rifle makers of the North Carolina Jamestown School. This particular rifle is a later example of his work and was made at a shop with his sons Henry Clarkson Lamb and Jesse G. Lamb. For a similar example refer to North Carolina Schools of Longrifles 1765-1865 by William Ivey page 95. - Provenance: Private North Carolina Collection
condition consistent with age and use, pitting and oxidation to exterior of barrel and sidelock, surface abrasions to metal parts, dings and wear to wooden stock, repair to stock at crack from sidelock around barrel tang to underneath trigger guard and back up to side lock, 3-1/2 and 2 in. separation in woodgrain at forend, likely varnish to stock and illumination under black light, losses to ends of two silver diamond inlays, loose square inlay under forend, missing barrel pin, loss of side plate pin, wood sliver shim under lock plate
Condition
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