Guns International #: 102620090
Seller's Inventory #: 227795
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Guns International #: 102620090
Category - Kentucky Rifles
- Antique Rifles - Percussion
Antique JOSEPH GOLCHER Marked Half-Stock .40 Caliber Percussion LONG RIFLE
Kentucky Style HUNTING/HOMESTEAD Long Rifle
Description: Antique JOSEPH GOLCHER Marked Half-Stock .40 Caliber Percussion LONG RIFLE Kentucky Style HUNTING/HOMESTEAD Long Rifle Here we present an antique Joseph Golcher Marked Half Stock Percussion American Long Rifle, made circa the mid-19th Century. Joseph Golcher was a known gunmaker and lock maker, so it isn’t for sure if he made the rifle, or just manufactured the lock. Though, it is likely the latter. Its stout octagonal barrel is in .40 caliber, large enough to take small to medium sized game or to defend the homestead against unwanted aggression. 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 American Long Rifle, 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 overall condition is good. Strong action. The bore is in good shape for its age and has nice deep grooves. Solid stock with less than average wear. Legible markings. The patchbox release is quite sensitive and opens easily. Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction. Barrel is 37 inches. Caliber: .40 Percussion Overall condition as seen in photos. Very Fast. Very Safe. FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE. Delivered directly to your door by express mail! Guaranteed AUTHENTIC & Includes CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY. ancestryguns $1800 #227795 Price: $1,800.00 Buy Now Antique: Yes Contact Seller |
Guns International #: 102620090
Seller's Inventory #: 227795
Guns International #: 102620090
Seller's Inventory #: 227795