December 2,2023: Premier Americana - Day Two
Sat, Dec 2, 2023 09:00AM EST
Lot 2001
SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA KENTUCKY-STYLE FLINTLOCK LONG RIFLE
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Sold for
$2,760
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $10 |
| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA KENTUCKY-STYLE FLINTLOCK LONG RIFLE, approximately 45 caliber, figured maple full stock, octagonal to round barrel, non-original lock, single trigger, engraved brass four-part patchbox with quatrefoil fore end, inlaid German silver ovals, and ellipses, period ramrod. Probably Rockingham or Jefferson Co. Possibly Alexander McGilvray, John Crummy, William Sites, Armistead Beckman, etc. Circa 1810. 64 1/2" LOA, 48" L barrel.
Literature: See Whisker, Gunsmiths of Virginia, p. 160 for an example with an identical unusual cut-out below the patchbox fore end. While the quatrefoil finial is omnipresent throughout the Shenandoah Valley and contingent areas, no other examples of this particular cut-out are shown in either of Whisker's books.
Condition
Very good visual condition with the aforementioned replaced lock, and related restorations to stock around the lock and rear plate.
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From a Kinsale, VA private collection.
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, 11/10/2018, lot 2121 (pre-restoration).
Ex-collection of the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester, VA.
Ex-collection of Richard Adams.
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