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Antique “WHITWORTH” Marked Half Stock Plains Rifle
Guns International #: 100903366 Seller's Inventory #: 10469
Category: Antique Rifles - Percussion - Kentucky Rifles
Seller's Information
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Seller: AncestryGunsLLC
Company: Ancestry Guns LLC
Member Since: 11/3/16
State: Missouri
Zip: 65203
Country: United States
Phone: (314) 707-7373
International Phone: 314-707-7373
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 1445
Total Number of Listings: 29850
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: Credit Card, Certified Check, Money Order
Description:
Antique “WHITWORTH” Marked Half Stock Plains Rifle
Quintessential Pioneer Rifle, “PARTRIDGE” Marked Lock
Here we present an antique Half Stock Percussion Rifle, made circa 1840.
The American Longrifle, more commonly, but less correctly, known as the 'Kentucky rifle', was described by Captain John G. W. Dillin in the dedication to his seminal 1924 book, The Kentucky Rifle:
“From a flat bar of soft iron, hand forged into a gun barrel; laboriously bored and rifled with crude tools; fitted with a stock hewn from a maple tree in the neighboring forest; and supplied with a lock hammered to shape on the anvil; an unknown smith, in a shop long since silent, fashioned a rifle which changed the whole course of world history; made possible the settlement of a continent; and ultimately freed our country of foreign domination.
Light in weight; graceful in line; economical in consumption of powder and lead; fatally precise; distinctly American; it sprang into immediate popularity; and for a hundred years was a model often slightly varied but never radically changed.”
This .36 caliber rifle features a 32-inch octagonal barrel and a “PARTRIDGE” marked lock. The stock is marked with the following: “W.F. WHITWORTH”, “RJA”, and “925”. Curiously, the Ws appear upside down.
The overall condition is fair to good. The patina is nice and dark. The markings are clear and legible. The stock is in good condition, with an old sliver above the lock, and a crack along the bottom of the forestock. The ramrod is a metal replacement. The bore is rifled and in good condition. The action is strong.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 32 inches in length.
Caliber: .36
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$1100
#10469
SOLD
Antique: Yes