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Kentucky Rifle, Youth's
Elias Crissey (1835 to 1915)
Hooversville, Pennsylvania
OUTSTANDING and elegant


The 34-inch, .32-caliber octagonal barrel with decorated muzzle and German silver inlayed breech is a plum-brown fading to Smokey gray color; front site is German silver; fancy rear site is engraved. Stocked in boldly striped fine and tight curly maple; outstanding patina; fine and elegant architecture. Brass furniture included rocker and line-engraved sideplate with mother-of-pearl inlay and cast brass buttplate having engraved under-plate with alternating heart and diamond inlay. The trigger guard engraved with undulating line motif and maker's initials in script-EC. The four-piece openwork patchbox is fully engraved. Twenty six engraved inlays including hearts, diamonds, thumb-piece, a fox and more. The engraved percussion lockplate and hammer are original; double set trigger. Overall length: 48.5-inches.

570-177/RUSSS

$21,000

If you are interested in buying this item, please call (978) 597-8084 or email David Hillier at drh@aaawt.com or Aaron Littlefield at ajl@aaawt.com

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