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Antique AMERICAN Full-Stock LONG RIFLE in Percussion
Guns International #: 101012695 Seller's Inventory #: 5470
Category: Kentucky Rifles - Antique Rifles - Percussion
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: 1601
Total Number of Listings: 30497
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 AMERICAN Full-Stock LONG RIFLE in Percussion
With “J. GOLCHER” Lock with Hunting Scene
Here we present an antique Kentucky Full-Stock Long 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.”
The lock is a “J. GOLCHER” marked example with a hunting scene with dog and bird. The overall condition is fair. The metal has a nice dark patina. The markings are visible. The bore is well-rifled and dusty. The action is functional. The rear trigger must be set first. Here is a great iconic American rifle to hang above the fireplace!
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 37-1/2 inches.
Caliber: .40 Percussion
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$800
#5470
SOLD
Antique: Yes