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Antique OHIO Long Rifle by SAMUEL SMALL
Guns International #: 101253911 Seller's Inventory #: 8264
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
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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 OHIO Long Rifle by SAMUEL SMALL
3rd Generation German-American Gunsmith
Here we present an antique Ohio Long Rifle by Samuel Small, made circa 1860 in Lisbon, Ohio, which is near the western border of Pennsylvania.
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.”
Samuel Small was a third generation German-American gunsmith. According to the 1879 publication of the History of Columbiana, John Small settled in Lisbon in 1806. He was succeeded by his son David, and David was succeeded by his son Samuel. Samuel was still active as a gunsmith as late as 1879.
The overall condition is very good. The iron parts bear much of the original finish. The markings are clear. The stock has great striping. The bore is clean with nice rifling. The action needs some work as the double set triggers function but the hammer does not stay cocked.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 31 inch octagon.
Caliber: .36
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$1385
#8264
SOLD
Antique: Yes