Sale 1987
| Cincinnati
| Cincinnati
Estimate$2,000 – $3,000
.62 caliber. 42.5" three-stage octagon to round pinned barrel. SN: NSN. Moderately oxidized metal, brass furniture, walnut stock. Percussion altered flint lock marked with the "{Circle-Fox}" under the bolster and "BARNETT" in a vertical arc at the tail. Barrel with Liege proof mark on top flat. Simple drum bolster alteration using an ill-fitting commercial percussion hammer. Three-screw brass serpent side plate, flat brass screw-retained buttplate, oversized iron triggerguard. No apron around the tang, missing thumb piece. Simple sheet brass forend reinforcement. Stock decorated with tacks, many of them missing. Corrugated brass ramrod pipes, brass tipped wood ramrod.
The Collection of Larry Ness
Good. Well used with moderately oxidized metal, showing some pitting and surface roughness. Not functional, poor bore, lock ill-fitting with gapping around the plate and mortise. Stock modified with shaved down comb and a rudimentary recessed cheek rest. Missing lower buttplate screw, forward triggerguard screw replaced. Barrel band replaced as noted above.
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