Guns International #: 102679196
Seller's Inventory #: 226104

Category - Kentucky Rifles - Antique Rifles - 1500-1850

Category
Kentucky Rifles
Antique Rifles - 1500-1850

MID-19th CENTURY Antique JOHN KRIDER Full Stock .39 Cal. Percussion Rifle Kentucky Style HUNTING/HOMESTEAD Long Rifle

Description:
MID-19th CENTURY Antique JOHN KRIDER Full Stock .39 Cal. Percussion Rifle  

Kentucky Style HUNTING/HOMESTEAD Long Rifle

Here we present an antique John H. Krider Full Stock Percussion Rifle made circa the 1850s in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The first city directory in Philadelphia that Krider’s name appears is in 1837 with his shop located at Second and Walnut Streets in the same building that later housed the original and famous Book Binders Restaurant. Krider was a successful businessman who had built a large sporting goods business during the 1830s, 40s & 50s in Philadelphia, called the Sportsman’s Depot. The name of the business and the breadth of items offered in his store bring to mind the sprawling 19thcentury equivalent of Bass Pro Shops or Cabela’s! Krider served all of the sporting public’s needs by providing everything from fishing tackle and taxidermy supplies to dog muzzles and firearms.

With the outbreak of the Civil War, Krider apparently tried to cash in on the need for arms in the north and started to produce a variety of percussion .58 caliber muzzle loading, rifled long arms for sale to the Union. Krider long rifles are described on pages 393-395 of “American Military Shoulder Arms, Volume III” by George Moller. The company records may be incomplete, because only a limited number of military long arms are noted to have been sold during 1861 and 1862. Krider was a gunsmith who possessed an unusual skill who was considered by many to be Philadelphia’s most outstanding maker of the percussion era

The overall condition is good. Strong action. The bore is in good shape for its age. Beautiful maple strip, solid stock, and is missing a chip around the lock. “KRIDER PHILIA” marked barrel. Markings on the lock are not legible.

Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.

Barrel is 32-1/8 inches.

Caliber:  .44 Percussion

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$1800

#226104
 

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Antique: Yes