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FINE CONTEMPORARY PENNSYLVANIA FLINTLOCK LONG

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
FINE CONTEMPORARY PENNSYLVANIA FLINTLOCK LONG
RIFLE IN STYLE OF J P BECK BY JAMES CHAMBERS, CANDLER, NORTH CAROLINA. Cal. 45. NSN. About 60" overall. This exact gun is featured in a 1976 "Muzzle Blasts Magazine"; cover article concerning contemporary master James Chambers. Bbl. 44" oct. to rnd. w/ wedding ring transitions, fixed rear sight & brass blade from sight, lockplate is beveled w/ rebated tail & flat serpentine cock, lined touch hole, brass furniture, striped maple stock w/ relief & incised carving, carved sliding wooden patchbox, inset spiral fluted bone cheek piece edge. Signed “D. Hamilton” on sideplate. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: photocopy of November 1976 article of "Muzzle Blasts" magazine featuring this gun. CONDITION: near excellent overall, metal smooth plum, wood is matching near excellent condition w/ good sheen & color. Mechanics functional w/ crisp rifled bore. (01-17242/JS). ANTIQUE. $2,000-3,000.