Harquebusier-style chestplate and backplate most likely from 17th century England. Features a chestplate with a center ridge and single fauld secured by six rivets, and...more a backplate that features two leather straps connecting to chestplate. Chestplate has rolled edges with serrated border marks, backplate has plain rolled edges. Items possibly non-matching considering size and design differences.Fair. Exterior of both items has heavy pit marks, dents, and mars overall. Interiors of items are dark with oxidation.  ESTIMATE: $800 - 1200

Lot of crossbows most likely from the 19th century Germany or Belgium including:1.) Wood stocked crossbow with iron components. Item has a 31" prod and 31" stock. Checker...moreed straight grip and floral engraving to top of bolt clip. Item is without string. 2.) Slender wood stocked mini crossbow with iron components and wood finial to rear of stock. Item has a 21" prod and 23.5" stock. Straight grip. Item prod does not appear to fit correctly to and is without string. 3.) Mini crossbow action with iron components and a 13" prod. Item is without string and stock. Items all show pitting to metal, with scratching and mars to stocks overall. Items are also without string and unable to be tested for functionality.  ESTIMATE: $400 - 800

Large, 16 inches long horn, showing a black color near the tip and cream near the wood plug. The wooden plug is fitted with a brass lanyard ring and attached with handmad...moree copper nails. The lower half of the horn is scrimshawed with two scenes: The first scene is a three-mast vessel flying the American flag. The second scene depicts a Native American warrior and a soldier in close combat. The soldier has a high-collar tunic with tails and is wearing a shako (the uniform is generally similar to those worn by the U.S. Army in the War of 1812). Both scenes are framed by simple wire borders. The name, "J.T. Grant" is scrimshawed between the two scenes. Next to the name is an serpent entwined around a pillar. Two woodsmen armed with rifles and a hound are light scrimshawed above the warship and battle scenes. The scrimshaw appears to be period and well executed. This is an outstanding scrimshawed powder horn from the Federalist period and War of 1812. The plug in the spout is missing.Sold by Rock Island in 2010 for close to $3300. Good. Wood plug has some losses and scratching overall. Scrimshaw is fading to some areas, but is well retained overall.  ESTIMATE: $1500 - 2000

Primitive brown leather pouch with what appears to be a horse reign sling and a medium powderhorn. Flap of pouch has 11 coin silver medallions with engraved markings surr...moreounding a shield shaped fixture. Pouch sling has fixed brass tacks. Powderhorn most likely cow's horn that has a wood plug and spout, and is secured to pouch by thin strips of hide. Item appears to be Native American and is most likely of Southern Plains origin. Item is in delicate condition with white residue to leather sling and some brass tacks missing. Back of pouch has some thread missing.  ESTIMATE: $600 - 1000

About 12 bore with a 1" flared muzzle. 11.5" barrel length. NSN. 19th century fullstock flintlock blunderbuss with an 8.5" spring loaded spike bayonet fixed to top of bar...morerel. Item has a brass barrel with iron lockplate and bayonet. Walnut stock has a straight grip with neo-classical relief carving around upper tang, and plain forearm with stock nails and thimbles. Features a swan necked cock that appears to be an older replacement, along with brass triggerguard, buttplate, and egg shaped brass furnishing to top of wrist. Markings include "WIGGIN & CO" to center of lock, as well as "{crown/P}" and "{crown/V}" London proofs to top of barrel. There are also neo-classical floral and scroll engravings to metal furniture. Includes a brass tipped wood ramrod. Item is without flint. Fair to good. Bore is slightly dark with brass oxidation residue. Brass and iron finishes have scratching and mottled grey patina overall. Wood stock has scratching and mars scattered overall as well. Action is functional, but cock appears to be an old replacement. Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

About 12 bore with a 1.125" flared muzzle. 14.25" barrel length. NSN. English fullstock flintlock blunderbuss with a spring loaded snap bayonet fixed to muzzle. Bayonet h...moreas an 11" spike blade. Bright metal finish. Attractive walnut stock has hand checkering to straight grip, and forearm with thimbles and two key pins. Features a swan neck cock lever and screw to upper tang behind sliding bayonet socket. Markings include "WILKINS & SONS" to center of lockplate, with two early 19th century crossed scepters Birmingham House proof marks to top of barrel. Buttplate, lockplate, tangs, and cock lever have basic neo-classical scroll and fret engravings. Top of barrel has an obscured mark that possibly reads "MADE IN ENGLAND". Item includes a brass tipped wood ramrod. Fair to good. Bore is dark with oxidation. Finish on barrel possibly buffed at some point considering wear to markings on top. Item shows pitting and a mottled grey patina to bright finish overall. Wood stock has scratching and mars overall, with a few small hairline cracks to wood grain most likely from age.  ESTIMATE: $2500 - 3500

About 10 bore with a 1.75" flared muzzle. 14.75" three stage barrel. NSN. Fullstock percussion blunderbuss with a brass barrel. Bright brass metal finish with a blued or ...morebright finish to lock and upper tang. Walnut stock has a straight grip and forearm with a single stock pin and several nails to stock on both sides. Features a two click tumbler, with brass triggerguard, buttplate, and ramrod thimbles. Markings include "EDWARDS" to center of lock. Barrel is marked "DUBLIN" to top of barrel, with two "{Crown}/P" proofs to top left side of octagonal barrel section. Includes an ebony tipped wood ramrod. William Edwards was an Irish gunmaker who was active from about 1776-1798. It is believed that his son Thomas was brought into the business thereafter. Item possibly converted to percussion at some point, lock to wood fit was tight and lock was unable to be removed for further inspection. Fair to good. Bore is dark. Brass finish shows scratching with a mottled grey patina developing to both brass and lock. Wood stock has scratching and some marred losses overall. Stock is missing a pin to front of forearm and appears to be missing a screw to bottom edge of buttstock. Action is functional and holds well.  ESTIMATE: $1500 - 2000

Nominally 1.5" x 2.5" elliptical bore. 14" long two-stage octagonal to elliptical wedged-retained barrel with baluster turned rings at the transition. NSN. Bright finish,...more brass mountings, folding figured smooth walnut stock. Folding stock, double lock, double hammer, double trigger percussion blunderbuss designed for superimposed loads. Barrel marked on top flat with gold highlighted raised maker marks in depressed ovals and engraved "Canon Tordu Scalafiot A Turin". Brass buttplate with simple scroll engraving on tang and scalloped edges, brass triggerguard engraved with panoplies of arms and simple foliate scrolls. Decorative brass plate in toe line is broken. Lightly engraved entry pipe and plain thimble, which retain a horn-tipped wood ramrod. Barrel delicately engraved at the tang, at the octagon to round transition and at the muzzle muzzle. Bartolomeo Scalfiot (sometimes written as Scalafiotti or Scalsiot) was a Torino (Italy) based gunmaker who worked 1781-1798. Blunderbuss likely altered to percussion during the first half of the 19th century. Very good. Gray metal lightly oxidized with scattered age discoloration and some lightly scattered minor roughness. Mechanically functional, moderately oxidized bore. Brass furniture with a medium golden patina, toe of stock with damage brass decorative inlay. Stock very good, nicely figures with scattered bumps, dings and mars. Folding stock mechanism functions correctly.  ESTIMATE: $2500 - 3500

About 10 bore with a 2.5" flared muzzle. 19" two stage octagonal to round barrel. NSN. Half-stock flintlock blunderbuss with an 1815-dated East India Company lock. Bright...more metal finish with brass furnishings. Walnut Monte-Carlo style stock has a hand-checkered grip, cheekpiece, and forearm with brass forend cap, escutcheons, and a single key with several stock pins. Features a ring-necked cock lever and a buttstock with a sling swivel to bottom edge. Markings include "1815" to tail of lockplate, with a Rampant Lion to center, and "2" underneath pan. The barrel has Indian Mughal-style floral engravings overall. Item also has a thick wrist as is seen on English military muskets of the period. Item appears to have had an inlay to bottom of barrel that was possibly silver. Item is missing ramrod. Fair to good. Bore is dark. Finish has a darkened patina to barrel and lock overall. There is light surface oxidation to rounded barrel, and heavy oxidation to area where inlay was removed. Stock has scratches, mars, and hairline cracks from age overall. Buttplate has wear and denting damage. Action is functional.  ESTIMATE: $2500 - 3500

.66" caliber. 9" barrel length. SN: NSN. Single-shot smoothbore flintlock pistol with full length stock and "{Rampant Lion}" insignia of East India Company to lock plate ...morebelow pan. Item is dated "1811" and shows various proof marks. Pistol displays a pewter finish with triggerguard and buttplate. Wood furniture appears to have been finished in dark varnish. The barrel is signed "TR" for Thomas Rood, and shows "{Crown}/V" proof to barrel and breechblock. Two additional commercial proofs to barrel appear to feature a crown over an illegible marking. Right side of lockplate features "{illegible}/2" mark. All proofs to barrel and elsewhere are rough and lack fine details. Left side of grip stamped "20". Ramrod is missing.Good. Bore is very dark with patina and rust. Metal components show tarnish overall with some spots of patina forming to tang. Brass pieces show tarnish and handling wear. Scratches to barrel along its length in addition to mottled finish. Wood furniture has numerous mars overall including chipping to butt near buttplate. Dark finish to rear end has been worn almost completely forward of lock plate. Residue along left side of barrel near stock seam. Action functional but stiff. ESTIMATE: $800 - 1000

About .62 caliber smoothbore. Pinned 41.5" octagonal barrel. SN: NSN. Oxidized metal, brass furniture, faux striped full-length hardwood stock. Top of barrel signed in sc...moreript John Moll J. Lightly engraved commercial flint lock is reconverted from percussion and appears to be a replacement as it is ill-fitting and the mortise shows some crude chiseling on the interior to improve the fit. Flat geometric brass two-screw side plate and spur triggerguard are typical of furniture used by Moll and appear on other rifles by him. Additionally mounted with a brass buttplate and toe plate, sheet brass nose cap, two-piece patchbox with rudimentary daisy head, some simple engraving and the release in the butt, which measures 1.67" at the widest point. Wood ramrod secured by two brass thimbles and an entry pipe. Dovetailed fixed-notch rear sight and dovetailed brass blade front sight. Stock with graceful Roman nosed styling and incised lines carved along the toe line of the stock as well as long the forend and raised cheek rest on the reverse. John Moll established a family gun making business in Allentown (Lehigh County) PA in 1772 and worked until his death in 1794. His son, John Moll II (b1773) took over the business in 1794 at the time of his father's death and was succeeded in business by his son John Moll III (1796-1883). A lovely example of a Golden Age Kentucky Rifle that displays very nicely.Very good. Metal moderately oxidized with a mottled browning gray patina, showing some scattered surface roughness and areas of light pitting. Lock reconverted to flint with some gapping at the front and rear. Touchhole tight and well located and internal inspection via endoscope does not reveal any indications of welding. Bore moderately oxidized, with scattered pitting and roughness and no visible rifling. Brass with an attractive golden patina. Stock with scattered bumps, dings and handling marks, some wood loss around most of the pin holes. Stock shows scattered surface scuffs and rubs to the finish, as a small chip of wood missing from the reverse toe, as well as some minor chipping around the lock mortise. ESTIMATE: $3000 - 5000

About .48 caliber. 44.5" octagonal barrel length. NSN. Classic and superior example flintlock long rifle with furnishings and molding characteristics unique to the Lehigh...more/Northampton School. Item is attributed to a gunmaker by the name of Christian Clous (surname possibly spelled different) according to information found inside the patchbox referencing item's inclusion in a 1966 bulletin by the Kentucky Rifle Association. Item has a browned metal finish, and a beautiful curly maple stock with a double radius grip, raised comb to curved buttstock, and roman curve. Item features a two-piece patchbox with regional arrowhead accents, sheath buttplate, and arrowhead toe plate consistent with the Lehigh/Northampton School. Patchbox has traditional shallow scroll engravings to both lid and head, and is opened with a small tensioned stud in the buttplate. Interior of patchbox has contemporary inscription "CHRISTIAN/KLOUSE" written in pencil to bottom. Sideplate has two flanges behind forward screw which is another characteristic of the School. Stock has eye shaped German silver furnishings with daisy engravings to top of wrist and to cheek piece on left side of buttstock. There are also two brass tear-drop shaped furnishings fixed to left and right sides of wrist. Bottom edge of buttstock is flat with a larger brass tear-drop furnishing. Also to bottom edge is a date that appears to read "1794", inlaid with brass studs or nails that are filed flush with stock. Stock shows intricate floral and scroll tendrils carved around upper tang and to both sides of butt, along with two incised border lines running the length of both sides of forearm. Bottom of stock has incised carving of an Indian head in front of triggerguard.This item has a lock and barrel that are both unsigned, which is apparently another characteristic of gunmakers of the period and area. Lockplate has a diamond (also referred to as arrowhead) motif to rear of lockplate which is another characteristic of the Lehigh/Northampton School. Item features fixed notch and brass blade sights, as well as an octagonal shaped frizzen pan, and touch hole that has some corrosion. Lock was pulled and there is a small brass shim behind lockplate that indicates it may have gotten a very well done reconversion at some point. There is also a small amount of excess resin or glue residue to interior of stock above triggerguard, possibly from a small exterior area forward of lock and triggerguard that appears to have a small repair. Item is with flint and includes a wood ramrod. Also included in patchbox are two metal hangers from the Kentucky Rifle Association that were awarded in 1966 for "One of Best 10" award, and in 2000 for "Best Dated".Research found obscure evidence of a Christian Clous gunmaker during the "Golden Age" to late flintlock eras of long rifles. According to long rifle expert, Dr. J. Wayne Heckert, there was reportedly a Christian Clous gunmaker active in Northampton County, Pennsylvania area around 1800. As noted above, this item was said to be pictured in the Kentucky Rifle Association's 1966 bulletin as "#99", but that issue of the publication is unavailable and has since gone out of print.Good. Bore is dark and there appears to be only a faint amount of rifling visible under oxidation toward muzzle. Finish has heavy pitting and a deep mottled plum-brown patina overall. Stock appears to have some small cracking forward of triggerguard that was repaired at some point. There are some light losses to wood on bottom of stock along ramrod slot, as well as around bottom of lockplate. Toe of buttstock has 1" cracks to both sides. Furnishings and brass parts show light wear with some scratching, faint dents, and darkening to corner areas. Wood to metal fit appears good overall. Action is functional. ESTIMATE: $4000 - 8000

.36 caliber. 43.5" pinned octagonal barrel. SN: NSN. Browned finish, engraved German silver mountings, full-length curly maple stock. Contemporary recreation of a highly ...moredecorated early 19th century flintlock long rifle. Flat stepped lock with small teat at rear is engraved with loose foliate scrolls, and is equipped with a rounded, fenced and bridled pan and a flat faceted swan neck cock. Barrel engraved at breech and muzzle with simple loose foliate designs and had a silver plate inlaid on the top flat signed in script Lester Smith. Equipped with double set triggers, dovetailed notch rear sight and dovetailed German silver reversed Rocky Mountain front sight blade. The rifle is highly embellished with profusely engraved German silver mountings including a stunning open-work four-piece daisy-head patch box, toe plate, open work Celtic rope motif plate connecting the toe plate to the triggerguard tang, triggerguard and an open work Celtic rope-motif saddle plate connecting the triggerguard to the entry pipe. Barrel pins are concealed by engraved decorative plates, and the rammer pipes are engraved, as is the nose cap. The single screw side plate is engraved and the raised cheek rest is inlaid with a large engraved star burst motif and two engraved tear drop decorations. Two small engraved tear drop decorations are present at the wrist with a round thumb plate that is boarder engraved but remains blank in its center. Stock is further embellished with simple raised carved Rococo foliate scrolls on the reverse behind the cheek rest and with simple carved aprons around the rears of the lock and counterpane. Decorative incised foliate decorations are present around the tang and the forward sections of the lock mortise and counterpane. The forend is carved en-suite at the entry pipe and forend tip, with incised lines along the length of the forend. Overall a simply stunning recreation of a very high grade early 19th century flintlock rifle by noted master builder Lester Smith (1920-1970) of the "Johnson City School" of gunmakers. Smith was noted to be the favorite apprentice of master gunmaker Hacker Martin. Smith further had the reputation of being one of the best decorative inlay craftsmen to have ever lived, as well being a master engraver. This stunning rifle has no major detractions except for a cracked wrist that should be repaired by a talented craftsman.Fine. Retains much of the thinning brown on the barrel with some wear and loss. Mechanically functional, fine bore. Engraving and carving crisp and clear. Patchbox latch needs adjustment as lid will not reliably stay closed. Stock crisp with a crack through the wrist likely from an unfortunate drop, which should be repaired by a master gun maker. Otherwise with minor light handling marks. ESTIMATE: $3000 - 5000

.50 caliber. 47.5" pinned octagonal barrel. No S/N. Browned finish, brass furniture, German silver decorations, full-length striped maple stock. A wonderful recreation of...more an 18th century raised carved and highly embellished Pennsylvania rifle with a 1.75" wide butt. Unmarked stepped, pointed tail flat flint lock with fenced and bridled faceted pan and flat faceted swan neck cock. Barrel signed J Kirklin in script. Rifle mounted with two-piece engraved brass leaf finial patchbox with release in butt, engraved rudimentary foliate urn finial toe plate, lightly decorated flat, geometric arrow two-screw side plate, engraved brass nose cap and faceted ramrod pipes with baluster turned rings. Rifle is decorated with three engraved German silver inlays, including an 8-pointed elongated flower on the raised cheek rest, an "Indian Head" or "Liberty Cap" forward of the triggerguard and a boarder engraved oval thumb plate that has not been engraved with the owner's initials. Stock carved in the best "Golden Age" style with rich flowing Rococo raised foliate scrolls on the reverse butt, flowing incised foliate scrolls round the tang, wrist, lock, counterpane and entry pipe and incised lines running the length of the forend. Stock also inlaid with flowing brass wire decorations around the patchbox and along the belly of the stock, forward of the triggerguard. A truly masterful and stunning recreation of the classic Pennsylvania long rifle by master craftsman Jerry Kirklin of Birmingham, MIVery fine to excellent, showing little if any use. Barrel with nearly all of the original plum brown finish with some minute thinning. Mechanically functional, fine bore, stock with the most minimal minute handling marks. A truly gorgeous rifle. ESTIMATE: $3000 - 5000

.54 caliber. 45.5" wedge retained octagonal barrel. No S/N. Browned finish, brass furniture, German silver inlays, raised carved hardwood full-length stock. A masterful recreation of the George Nunnamacher 1797 dated rifle in the collection of the Wintethur Museum in Wilmington, DE executed by famed contemporary long rifle maker Wayne Watson. Unmarked flat stepped pointed-tail flint lock with bridled and fenced faceted pan and flat faceted swan neck cock. Equipped with double set triggers, fixed dovetailed notch rear sight and dovetailed German silver front sight blade. Top flat of barrel singed like the gun it was copied from, GEORGE NUNNAMACHER 1797 in three separate engraved inlaid silver plates. Right angled flat below the barrel marking is signed W Watson in script, flanked by a 0 and a 9, indicating 2009 production. Rifle is mounted with engraved brass furniture including a large, fully engraved four-piece patchbox with open work sections filled with engraved German silver decorations. The patchbox door is engraved Henry Eiler, possibly a former owner. Rifle is further mounted with brass buttplate and full-length engraved toe plate, finger spur triggerguard with foliate engraved bow, masterfully engraved open work saddle plate running from the triggerguard to the entry pipe and engraved two-screw semi-geometric rudimentary arrow side plate. Plain brass fittings include nose cap and faceted ramrod pipes. Seven engraved German silver inlays are set into all of the open work in the brass fittings, with additional German silver inlays including an oval thumb piece, an engraved crescent moon on the top of the stock comb and an inlay in the cheekiest that depicts a circle with thirteen stars next to what appears to be a a Native American women wrapped in a blanket. Stock with raised carved Rococo style flowing foliate decorations at the wrist and to the rear and underneath the raised cheek rest. Simpler raised carvings  are present around the lock mortise and the counterpane. A simply masterful recreation of a late 18th century long rifle by one of the most acclaimed rifle maker of our time. Wayne Watson is probably best known for producing the wonderful long rifles used in the movie The Last of the Mohicans with Daniel Day Lewis and his rifles are always in great demand.Fine. Retains most of the brown finish with some thinning and some scattered surface oxidation, particularly on the lock. Mechanically functional, fine bore. Patchbox door latch needs adjustment as it will not latch closed. All markings and engraving remain clear and crisp. Stock crisp with some light handling marks and minor dings along the sharp edges. ESTIMATE: $3000 - 5000...more

About .70 caliber. 23.5" barrel length. SN: NSN. Flintlock musket with an elaborate brass notch rear sight and blade front sight. Blued metal finish to barrels, with over...moreall brass plated kariophili-style stock, brass stock bands, and fixtures. Item features a brass link chain with two anchors to left side, possibly a saddle suspension. Right side of stock has a flower fixture securing three small medallions with faint markings, all suspended by brass link chains. Brass stock has floral and scroll engravings overall. Barrel has twelve fleur-de-lis marks surrounding a gold inlaid marking that is possibly a peacock, all to knockform of barrel. Lock has oblong marks and an iron cross to center. Includes ramrod that has three section engravings. Good. Bore is dark. Finish has thinned to barrel overall and only remains in small patches toward muzzle. Brass finish has some light denting and discoloration scattered overall. Buttplate is missing some stock pins.  ESTIMATE: $1000 - 1500

About .58 caliber. 10" barrel length. SN: NSN. Indian matchlock gun that is possibly designed to be a pistol or a cut down musket. Browned metal finish to three stage bar...morerel. Two piece hardwood stock has a plain Maharashtra-style buttstock with ivory or bone inlays. Item features a socket on right side of lock and a single sling swivel to front of frame. Fair to good. Bore is dark. Finish has pitting and surface oxidation. Wood stock has light scratches and mars. Forearm has a 2" crack to left side and a crack to bottom running almost the entire length. Buttstock has hairline cracks overall. ESTIMATE: $600 - 1000

.62" caliber. 21" barrel length. SN: NSN. Miquelet pattern flintlock rifle with straight rifling and embellishments in silver and gold. Item features a simple round butt ...morewithout a buttplate. Wood is finished in a tiger stripe pattern from end of forestock to band around buttstock. Rear end has a solid color finish. Metal components possibly blued but now show prominent brown patina except for the gold patterns applied around breech, muzzle, action, and tang. Rifle is equipped with three aperture sights cut into a nonadjusting rear sight block with a fixed front blade. Battery face of frizzen is grooved and a bead surrounded by floral pattern embellishments is attacked behind cock. Silver plate is applied over stock and breech area in geometric and floral patterns. Rear end of stock shows a crescent moon beside a star or flower pattern. Missing both wedge pins, ramrod, and upper jaw.Good. Bore is very dark with rust and oxidation in addition to deep patina. Overall metal finish is brown patina with some areas showing oxidation. Several fasteners have broken free of the decorative plates while plates themselves are tarnished. Gold paint has worn away in various locations on lock and barrel. Action is frozen though frizzen still functions. Forestock has split traveling 5.5" of its total length. Large wedge has broken free from the end leaving underside of barrel exposed. ESTIMATE: $600 - 1000

.61" caliber. 11" barrel length. SN: NSN. Single-shot flintlock pistol with inlaid wire and scrollwork decoration. Hammer, lockplate, frizzen, and pan are casehardened wh...moreile trigger, and springs are blued. Barrel displays an even browned finish with a bead sight left in the white. Grip is walnut with tiger stripe pattern. Item comes with installed leather, flint, and wooden ramrod. Top of barrel is signed "M Silver" in cursive with scrollwork accents. Backstrap features heart shape plate sans inscription. Floral pattern scrollwork to lock plate, hammer, and triggerguard. Screws are blued.Excellent. Bore is very bright with some visible abrasions throughout. Metal finish is strong with barrel showing a brown color. Edge of frizzen has small chip while face shows scratches from previous firings. Patched discoloration to front sight bead, pommel, and triggerguard. ESTIMATE: $1200 - 1800

.56 caliber. 45.75" pinned, swamped octagonal barrel length. No S/N. Fullstock flintlock rifle with a blade front sight and lock that is signed "GRICE" in script. Metal with no finish, brass furniture and Baker-style patch box with full-length walnut stock. 5.875" flat lock reconverted to flint with added unbridled faceted pan and faceted swan neck cock. Upper right angled barrel flat marked with a pair of Birmingham private proof marks in imitation of London commercial proofs with a raised {CROWN/GP} and raised {CROWN/V} in depressed ovals, separated by the {CROWN/WG} maker's mark of William Grice. Wide butt measuring approximately 2.125" at widest point with Baker-style two-piece flat brass patchbox. Flat brass butt plate with faceted tang, brass trigger guard with rudimentary finger spur at rear, three faceted brass ramrod pipes, geometric brass two-screw side plate retained with a third wood screw at the tail and 1.625" brass nose cap. Dovetail for rear sight (missing), dovetailed blade front sight, wood ramrod. Full-length walnut stock with dual incised lines running the length of the forend and along the toe line, raised carved aprons around breech plug tang and at front and rear of lock mortise, raised check rest with simple Rococo raised carved motifs on the obverse butt. These extremely rare English-made copies of Pennsylvania long rifles first appeared circa 1781 when an order was placed by the British Board of Ordnance with William Wilson & Co to produce flintlock rifles of an American style for distribution to the Indian Allies of the British. Research by DeWitt Bailey finds an invoice from Wilson for the delivery of 312 rifles in three variants, described variously as "156 Best Rifle Guns wood boxes, moulds & cases", "108 Best Rifle Guns with brass boxes, moulds & cases" and "48 Rifle Guns wood boxes, mould and cases". A very small number of extant examples have survived to enable the identification of these guns as produced by Wilson as well as Robert Barnett and William Grice who apparently produced them under contract for Wilson. The "best" quality guns are both decorated with the urn motif raised carved aprons around the beech tangs and with the same pattern of raised Rococo carvings on the obverse butt. The Wilson produced guns has the "wood box", a sliding wood patchbox cover, while the Grice guns featured the "brass box" of a form that would become common on the British Pattern 1803 Baker Rifle. According to surviving documents, these brass patchbox guns cost one schilling more than the other "best" quality rifles. William Grice worked in Birmingham circa 1774-1781 at 5 Sand Street and died in 1790. The business continued as a partnership with Joseph Grice circa 1782-1788 and finally with Jospeh Grice alone until 1797. William Grice is probably best known for the creation of the pattern rifle that would be adopted by the British military at the Pattern 1776 Rifle, a derivative of the German Jaeger Rifle of the period. As the production of rifled arms in England was a somewhat specialized skill during this period, it seems appropriate that Wilson would reach out to a known Board of Ordnance rifle contractor to help produce these special rifles for distribution to the Native American Allies. Only a very few of these Grice rifles are known to survive, in particular a tack-decorated example in the collection of Fort Ticonderoga. According to most printed information regarding these guns, only about 4 of these rare Revolutionary War period rifles are known to exist. An extremely rare and important rifle from the period. For a nearly identical example see Rifles of the American Indians by Gale, Ness & Mickelson pages 63-68 which depicts an example in Jim Gordon's collection at his museum in Glorieta, NM. Good. Reconverted to flint as noted with no finish, showing a moderately oxidized pewter gray patina with scattered pitting, mostly notably at the breech. Barrel and lock with oxidized mottling and age discoloration as well. Lock mechanically functional. Bore fair heavily pitted and oxidized and rifled with seven narrow, clearly discernible grooves. Stock with moderate wear and a major repaired crack though the wrist with added metal pins for support, as well as a 2.5" repaired piece of wood between the cock and breech plug tang. Additional repairs around lock mortise with some small pieces of replaced wood. Otherwise with the bumps, dings and mars expected of a rifle some 240 years old that saw service with Native American British Allies in North America. ESTIMATE: $6000 - 10000...more

.59 caliber. 36.75" pinned three-stage octagon to round barrel with baluster turned rings at the transitions. SN: NSN. Bright barrel, brass furniture, full-length walnut ...morestock. Percussion alteration of a Chief's Grade Northwest Trade Rifle with the lock marked WILLETS and with a small {CROWN-Broad Arrow} Ordnance inspection mark, upper left angled breech flat with Board of Ordnance proofs, including a {CROWN/GR/Broad Arrow} and ordnance {Crossed Scepters}. Top flat marked LONDON and with the {Circle-Fox} of the North West Company. Wrist with Indian Chief motif oval German silver escutcheon plate. Flat brass two-screw side plate and brass triggerguard with simple engraved motifs. Wooden ramrod secured by three corrugated sheet brass pipes. Benjamin Willets worked in Birmingham circa 1766 to 1817 and regularly did work for the Board of Ordnance, including 192 muzzleloading rifles and 25 Ferguson Rifles that were delivered in 1776. Willets was one of sixteen contractors used by the Board of Ordnance to produce arms for the British Native American Allies during the War of 1812 and under that 1813 contract Willets delivered a total 1,194 long arms between 1813 and 1816. This is one of those guns. Overall a very nice example of a relatively scarce War of 1812 Board of Ordnance contract Chief's Grade North West Trade Gun.Very good. Barrel with a mostly smooth and lightly oxidized brownish gray patina and some lightly scattered pitting. Clear markings, mechanically functional, very good smooth bore is moderately oxidized with some pitting. Brass with a medium golden patina, stock with scattered bumps, dings and marks. ESTIMATE: $3000 - 5000

.60 caliber. 36.25" pinned three-stage octagon to round barrel. SN: NSN. Oxidized metal, brass and iron furniture, full-length walnut stock.  Percussion altered flint lo...moreck with drum bolster, is mark with the {Circle-Fox} logo and dated 1857 vertically at the tail. No visible proof marks, likely of Belgian rather than English manufacture. Thee-screw serpent side plate, large iron triggerguard, raised carved aprons around the tang, at tail of lock mortise and at tail of counterpane. Two corrugated brass pipes secure an old wood ramrod. Gun is decorated with brass tacks along the forend and the top of the wrist. A couple of the tack heads are broken off, revealing squared brass shanks in the wood. Stock pins are mostly old, oversized period replacements.Ex Jim Strouse CollectionGood. Metal heavily oxidized with some roughness and pitting, particularly around the breech and bolster area. Mechanically functional, fair bore with moderate oxidation and pitting. Stock with moderate wear, showing numerous bumps, dings and mars, with some splintered loss along the upper edge of the forend and some old repaired cracks at the forward part of the counterpane and forend. ESTIMATE: $2000 - 3000

20 bore (About .59 caliber). 30" barrel length. SN: NSN. Cut-down flintlock trade musket with a smooth bore. Bright finish to barrel. Walnut stock has a plain straight gr...moreip with brass dragon sideplate to left side, and brass tacks fixed to forearm and buttstock. Barrel is a three section, octagonal to tapered round barrel. Item markings include "BARNETT/1855" to rear of lockplate, and a tombstone {Fox/EB} Edward Bond marking beneath pan on lockplate. Barrel appears to have had a {Fox/EB} mark 1" ahead of breech, but it is heavily worn. Barrel still shows London Proof House commercial marks to left side of barrel. Item is with flint and action is functional. Without ramrod. Fair. Bore is dark. Item possibly buffed or refinished at some point. Barrel has light pitting and scratching as well as a dark grey-brown patina to corner areas. Wood stock has been cut down from full length, and has scratching and losses overall. There are various losses to brass tacks fixed to stock overall, and wear to serpent side plate.  ESTIMATE: $2000 - 3000

.70 caliber. 42.75" round barrel secured by three flat, spring-retained barrel bands. SN: 2394. Bright finish, smooth hardwood stock with recessed cheek rest. 1838 dated...more on buttplate tang. Musket is nominally of the French Model 1822 pattern, the basis for many military muskets during the mid-19th century, including the US Model 1842. Retains both sling swivels and a steel, button head ramrod that is not full length.Fair. Metal with a moderately oxidized brown patina with some pitting and surface roughness. Buttplate in particular is heavily oxidized. Mechanically functional, fair bore is dark and pitted. Stock with moderate wear, scattered bumps, dings and mars. ESTIMATE: $800 - 1200

.75 caliber. 45.25" pinned round barrel. SN: NSN. Oxidized metal, brass furniture, full-length hardwood stock. 7" semi-curved rounded flint lock is weakly marked "FARMER"...more and is a post-1777 pattern English commercial lock with the short sear spring, resulting in two visible screws behind the cock. Rounded and fenced, unbridled pan with rounded swan neck cock. Lock secured with two screws with a flat S-shaped sheet brass side plate. Trigger with pronounced reward curl at tip. Brass triggerguard of apparent Dutch origin wth heavy construction and a geometric urn shaped finial. Buttplate of the thumbnail tang pattern similar to that utilized by the Continental Armory in Philadelphia during the 1780s, but somewhat heavier. Round brass ramrod pipes with baluster turned rings at the ends are somewhat crude and suggest American-made pieces, again reminiscent of some of the brass furniture being made in Philadelphia during the last years of the American Revolution for use on composite arms being assembled there for use by the Continental Army. The upper pipe has a very small flare at the mouth, but significantly smaller than that found on a post-1777 Pratt's improvement pipe. Barrel with an interesting and uncommon banded reinforcement at the breech and no visible proof marks, suggesting it is of European origin, possibly Dutch and quite possibly from a substantially earlier period than the balance of the gun's parts. The barrel has a small socket bayonet lug on top, 1.75" from the muzzle. The shadow of an older bayonet lug is present under the barrel 1.125" from the muzzle. The is stock heavy and blocky with both Dutch and English influence, again suggesting American production. The typical English palm swell at the entry pipe is significantly reduced from what would be expected on an English gun and the forend itself is much thicker and heavier than would be on an English musket. The buttstock shape is more continental than English with a pronounced "notch" or sharp termination of the comb and less pronounced rail than on an English or even a French musket, showing more Low Country influence. The stock utilizes no nose cap and extends to within 3.5" of the muzzle. A very rudimentary pointed raised carved apron extends from the rear of the breech plug tang towards the wrist. The somewhat schizophrenic combination of stock features almost certainly indicates American production. Includes an old, likely period button head iron ramrod. From the years immediately leading up to the American Revolution through the early Federal Period in the years immediately after the war, a large number of "composite" muskets were assembled from parts, often reusing older barrels and locks of English, French and Dutch origin and stocking them with American wood and furniture. This appears to be a classic example of just such a gun that is essentially impossible to date with accuracy, but the presence of the post-1777 style "two screw" lock suggests the gun can be no earlier than that, even though the barrel appears to be potentially as much as 50 years older, particularly since it originally had a bottom mounted bayonet lug. These composite muskets are an important part of the story of US military arms and over the years many have been classified as "Committee of Safety Muskets", a term that has been misused to such a degree that its presence in a description almost indicates that the gun is anything but a "Committee of Safety Musket". In fact most arms that are misidentified in this fashion are from the immediate-post Revolutionary period, as this one appears to be. The musket is accompanied by a period socket bayonet that fits perfectly with a 3.34" crudely lap seamed and hammer welded socket with a simple single-step L-mortise cut for a top lug, a 1.6" muzzle to stud distance and a nominally .90" bore diameter. The bayonet has an overall length of 17.625" with a 13.5" blade with a rudimentary 6" fuller and leaf shaped shoulders. The somewhat thin and sweeping neck has a flat face and the ricasso of the blade is marked wth a {CROWN/D+?} with the second letter illegible. The bayonet generally appears to be of Dutch or Low Country origin.James Farmer (1715-1773) was a steel wares and gun lock maker in both Birmingham and London working circa 1737-1773. He entered into a partnership with Samuel Galton in 1746 which operated as Farmer & Galton until 1778, some 5 years after Farmer's death. Rarely were their products marked with both names, but normally either only "Farmer" or "Galton".Very good. Metal with a thick, untouched and mostly smooth chocolate brown patina, with some scattered patches of surface oxidation and some pitting here and there. Lock marking very weak and barely discernible except under good light and at the right angle. Lock remains mechanically functional and appears to be in its original flintlock configuration with the barrel appearing to be in original flint as well. The frizzen and steel spring as well as their a