Guns International #: 102599455
Seller's Inventory #: 233228

Category - Antique Rifles - Percussion - Antique Rifles - 1500-1850

Category
Antique Rifles - Percussion
Antique Rifles - 1500-1850

Antique “SHORT” Long Rifle .44 Percussion Rifle Half-Stock CHILD Woman Buggy 11” LOP and 37” OAL

Description:
Antique “SHORT” Long Rifle .44 Percussion Rifle Half-Stock CHILD Woman Buggy

11” LOP and 37” OAL

Here we present an antique “Short” Long Rifle in .44 Percussion, made circa the mid-19th Century. This is a small, handy rifle that measures about 37” from muzzle to the tip of the crescent butt plate. Length of pull is also short at about 11 ¼”. This may have been made for someone of short stature such as a youth or even a woman, or it could have been more convenient on a horse or wagon. In any case, it is not often that one would find one so small. Barrel is .44 caliber so it could have been used for anything from hunting to fighting ne’er-do-wells.

Rifle manufacture in the mid-to-late 19th Century was rapidly changing over from thousands of craftsmen all over the United States and on the Frontier making and selling their wares, to the large factories with standardized assembly lines and modern manufacturing techniques. Many makers’ names of the so-called Kentucky long rifles have been lost over time. This rifle is one such example.

The overall condition is good. Strong action. The bore is dim with thin rifling. There are some stable splits along the grain and the stock is solid. The nipple is a modern replacement. Trigger guard is signed “J. SMITH”. “Golcher” lock.

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

Barrel is 23-1/2 inches.

Caliber: .44 Percussion

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$1400

#233228
 

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Antique: Yes