Mid 1800's Full Stock Tennessee Long Rifle
Item #: AA3266
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This is a full stock Tennessee long rifle manufactured by an unknown gunsmith circa 1830 - 1850. This percussion rifle measures 55 1/2" in length with a 39 1/4" octagon barrel. The barrel has a dark plum patina and is lightly pitted the entire length of the barrel. The barrel is retained by iron pins. The bore is .40 caliber and is dark, but is not pitted and shows good rifling. The rear buck horn style sight is dovetailed into the barrel 8 1/2" forward of the breech. The front sight is a German silver blade design, inlet into the barrel. There are no visible stamps or markings on the barrel, but it has not been removed from the stock. The three iron ramrod thimbles are securely attached to the stock using iron pins. The lock plate is not marked in any fashion, no name or decorations. The mechanics of the lock are pretty peculiar. In order for the hammer to hold in the cocked position the set trigger must first be pulled to "set" the forward trigger. There is no half cock position, only full cock. Once this process has occurred, the hammer falls when the forward trigger is pulled. I believe that this lock was a replacement when the gun was converted from flint to percussion. It has been converted from flint to percussion using the drum in barrel technique. The trigger guard, ram rod thimbles, nose cap, patch box and three piece butt plate are made of iron. The all iron furniture gun has a matching dark patina, with the lock being just slightly lighter. The wooden ram rod appears to be original to the gun. The stock is a medium brown color, and has been striped to give the appearance of curly maple. There are no areas of wood loss to be found on the stock. The barrel channel and ram rod channel edges are very crisp. There is one crack in the wood, running from the front of the lock at a diagonal to the barrel that is 1 1/2" long. The crack is shallow and does not degrade the integrity of the stock. There are also a couple of very well executed repairs to the stock. The first is on the right side of the barrel tang. A new piece of wood has been spliced into the stock, with the repairs being done on the inside, making it almost invisible from the outside. This new piece of wood is 1 5/8" long and 1/2" wide. Another section of wood has been spliced in at the front of the stock that measures 15 1/4" long. The new section runs from the middle ram rod thimble to the muzzle of the gun. Again, the repairs were done on the inside and are virtually unnoticeable from the outside. This old smoke pole has been around since the mid 1800's, been converted to percussion and has managed to survive quite well. If you have a long rifle collection this one will compliment it well!
Shipping Weight:
10 lbs
Item # AA3266
Your Price $2,350.00 USD
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