3138 - KENTUCKY RIFLE OF MOST LIKELY OHIO ORIGIN.
This is a great looking rifle in original percussion. It has initials on top of the barrel that cannot be distinguished. Viewers seem to believe it the work of Jacob Albright who moved from Pa. to Ohio during his building years. The gun has 43 inlays scattered about the gun and I might ad, done quite tastefully. The three tulips on the cheek-piece side of the butt are not silver, but mother-of-pearl, an unusual and seldom seen feature on any Kentucky. The work is lovely. This is a very fine gun in total length of 56", 40" barrel and about 45 caliber. It has a hairline crack on one side of the wrist with a silver plate added on each side of the barrel tang for support. The work is quite tasteful and looks to be part of the original motif, but it is actually a bracing. It is rock-solid and doesn't detract from the gun at all. This gun will look outstanding above anyone's fireplace or a gun rack in the collection room.

$ 7,975.00 - Sold !!!
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3128 - FINE KENTUCKY PERCUSSION RIFLE.
This is an out-of-the-attic Kentucky with vary rare Masonic Motif inlays of German silver and brass. It shows the famous square and compass, a coffin, bending heart that could be symbolic of a harp as well as a few other "mystical" inlays. This gun is marked on the barrel, J.P. Howard. Joseph P. Howard worked as a gunsmith in Platform, Ohio and died in 1883. I would estimate that this is an 1840 - 1850's gun. The name of the owner is marked in front of the trigger-guard, John Fulton. He was obviously a Mason or Master Mason and obviously took pride in the fact. This, in the face of extreme anti-Mason sentiment across the country stemming from the disappearance of William Morgan in 1826. You'll have to read about this history on the net as I don't have the time nor expertise to discuss it here. In any case this rifle still retains all the dirt and dust of a rifle that was just pulled off a wall. It measures 56.5" overall with a 41" barrel of 38 caliber. I love the square and compass motif which ascribes to the life of a Mason as well as the performance of his weapon, "Straight and True".

$ 5,375.00
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2099 - SWIVEL-BARREL PERCUSSION RIFLE, KENTUCKY RIFLE SIGNED BY CONRAD HORN.
This is a very fine and untouched condition swivel-breech. The barrels are 45, rifled and smooth-bore. It exhibits a very nice patch-box with tasteful engraving and 9 or 10 very quaint silver inlays. It appears to be completely untouched.

$ 5,985.00
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2095 - FINE, ANTIQUE, FLINTLOCK, KENTUCKY RIFLE BY GIDEON ANGSTADT.
This is a very fine condition, untouched gun from a famous gun-making family. Gideon worked in Lewisburg, Pa. and this rifle appears to be his work. The gun is 52-1/4" overall with a 42-1/2" barrel. It's roughly 60 caliber smooth-bore and other than a re-conversion of its "Bird" lock, it appears to be untouched with no repairs. This is a fine, big, beautiful gun.

$ 5,985.00
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2089 - MATCHED PAIR OF EARLY BRITISH MADE BOX-TYPE FLINTLOCK PISTOLS WITH EXTREMELY RARE FLARED or "BLUNDERBUSS" TYPE BARRELS.
In attic-mint condition. These are untouched with a medium, aged brown patina. Wire inlayd scroll decoration to the grips. The edges, markings and action to all metal and wood is near perfect with no roughness or pitting anywhere on the guns.

$2,275.00
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2087 - ATTIC-MINT, SILVER-MOUNTED QUEEN-ANNE STYLE FLINTLOCK PISTOL WITH MILITARY MOTIFS AND SCREW-OFF BARREL.
This is another great attic find that has never, ever been touched. It is in a perfect, untouched brown patina and is lovely and priced right. Nice silver, military style side-plate and thumb-piece as well as the grotesque faced butt-plate. Priced to sell.

$ 3,250.00
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2075 - CLASSIC, ALL ORIGINAL, FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE OF THE GOLDEN AGE.
This is nothing short of a classic, special feature "Golden Age" Kentucky Rifle in original flint. It has a beautiful engraved and formed patch-box, silver mounts and silver key escutcheons. The cheek-piece is beautifully engraved with incised carving. Wonderful tiger-striped maple stock. There is an old Fladerman's add in the patch-box describing the gun when it was priced at $7,800.00 almost 20 years ago. This is a beautiful Kentucky with amazing documentation on the maker Jacob Merckle who served in the Revolutionary War as did his father, both of whom were Kentucky Rifle makers. Merckle died in 1821 placing this gun smack in the middle of the "Golden Age" era.

SOLD !!!
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2055 - ORIGINAL, FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR PERIOD POWDER HORN WITH PERIOD MOTIF.
This is a somewhat primative horn in that the carving was not done by a pro of the time, probably a beginner. The motif is classic F&I WAR and most likely carved by a British or Militia soldier. It is all original and from an old collection that underwent an upgrade to their flask collection. It is a nice horn, but not a barn-burner so the price is extremely reasonable.

$ 2,275.00
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2026 - GOLD RUSH / CIVIL WAR ERA BOWIE KNIFE BY TILLOTSON WITH PATRIOTIC AND CALIFORNIA MOTIFS.
We don't handle a lot of Bowies because good ones just don't come up that often. However, this one has all the bells and whistles that make it a premium knife. 16 1/4" overall, this knife has an outstanding condition etched blade with Patriotic Spread-winged American Eagle, Stand of Arms with Cannon, E. Pluribus Unum, Palo Alto and Califorinia Tooth Pick etched on the massive blade. The stag grip is excellent as is the original leather sheath. All markings are clear and strong. Few better when found. Excellent overall.

$11,750.00
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1243 - ORIGINAL ANTIQUE POWDER KEG FROM "HAZARD POWDER COMPANY".
100% original and in nice condition. These really add to any type of 19th century display of antique arms, especially a Kentucky Rifle.

SOLD ! ! !
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1233 - EXQUISITE, EARLY PAIR OF SILVER MOUNTED OFFICERS PISTOLS BY FREEMAN.
This is a fantastic pair of guns that were originally flint and manufactured in the first half of the 18th century, early 1700's. Freeman was established as probably the premiere maker of his time and pistols such as these rarely come to market. The conversions to flint are wonderful as are the details and condition. If original flint, these would be in the $20,000's range. Excellent metal and silver work, beautiful wood and military motif adorn the pistols in identical form.

SOLD !
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1209 - ANTIQUE FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE FROM WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
Untouched, in-the-black and right out of the woods to your computer screen. About .40 caliber. In original percussion, tiger-striped maple and IT IS NICE !!!

SOLD ! ! !
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1108 - CLASSIC, ROMAN NOSE FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE BY ADAM ANGSTADT.
This is a fine rifle by Angstadt with beautiful carving about the wrist and in front and back of the cheekpiece. Delicate c-scroll engraving adorns the un-pierced patchbox. The original lock has been re-converted to flint. The wood is a gorgeous tiger-striped maple. The last 10 inches of the fore-end have a v-shaped repair that is virtually imperceptible to the naked eye except upon inspection from the inside, under the barrel. This work was obviously done by a master restoration artist. It is virtually "a perfect repair". The gun is prox. 58" overall and shows classically the form of a Roman-nosed stock that is most desirable in a fine "Golden Age" Kentucky Rifle. See additional photos below !

SOLD ! ! !
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1059 - EXTREMELY RARE, FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE MADE BY CHRISTIAN HAWKEN OF HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND AND FATHER OF THE FAMED HAWKEN BROTHERS OF ST. LOUIS, MANUFACTURERS OF THE FAMED HAWKEN PLAINS AND MOUNTAIN RIFLES.
We know that a lot of you love it when we post a nice Kentucky Rifle on the website. We wish we could find more of them, but the really good ones are few and far between. Well, here's a good one. Other than a re-converted lock, I could find but a single alteration to this fine gun. Surely, it has some nicks and dings like most do, and you may see a short sliver or two of wood missing along the top rail. The wood is also fairly well-worn, with the curl in the maple showing its aged peaks and valleys. What you won't find on this gun is any fiddling around. No replaced wood, no putty, no enhancements and no repairs save for a small one just above the lock in front of the frizzen. It is just a great gun that saw quite a bit of use during the early to mid-1800's and then it was hung up for showin' off. Christian Hawken was one of the premier makers of Golden Age Kentucky Rifles from Maryland. His father, most of his sons and some grandchildren were also rifle makers. We know that Hawken was born in 1756 and died in 1821, so this is an early rifle but possibly one of his later creations c. 1790 - 1810. He shows up in records as a gunsmith in Hagerstown from 1784 until his death, so he probably made arms for the Revolution. The gun has a wonderful patch-box and a combination of raised and incised carved features in front of the box, behind the barrel tang and about the cheek-piece. It shows a familiar large silver inlay of a patriotic American Eagle above the cheek-piece. Fine recessed molding is carved from the front of the rear ramrod pipe to the muzzle-cap. The toe and side-plates both show fine border engraving. The gun is signed on top of the barrel. This is one of the best Kentuckies that we have offered and from one of the greatest names in American gun making. This wonderful rifle would be a great addition to any type of Firearm or Americana collection. You don't have to be a gun-lover to appreciate such a collectible. This is good stuff here.

SOLD ! ! !
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1044 - EXTREMELY RARE, ORIGINAL PAIR OF OHIO MADE FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY PISTOLS.
Right out-of-the-woods and on to our website, these are indeed a rare pair and of the most unusual Kentucky Pistols we have ever encountered. These guns are highly unusual in their form, style, scope of embellishment, and possibly identifiable markings. A good researcher may be able to track down both the maker, and the original owner. The guns are an almost perfectly matched pair with brass barrels marked on the top in script, "L. Gurly". They are "ALL-AMERICAN", showing curly maple stocks and early American features. Within the engraved diamond-shaped silver inlays on the left side of both guns is "Boston, Ohio". We believe this to be a town just a few clicks north of Cincinati that was re-named in the early 1800's to match that of the postmasters last name, Owensville. This information was found with a Google search but should be studied in-depth. Both guns are of finely figured tiger-striped maple and are embellished with both silver and brass engraved inlays. The locks are marked "ASHMORE" and the buttplates are classically engraved with what I presume to be the initials of the original owner, "GYW". These are a great pair of American Kentucky Pistols and it is estimated by many experts that over 100 rifles were made for every pistol.

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1044 - WONDERFUL MATCHED PAIR OF OHIO MARKED FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY PISTOLS.
Straight out-of-the-woods and to our website, these guns are inspiring. For those of us that collect Kentucky Rifles, we know exactly how difficult it is to find a Kentucky Pistol. It is estimated by many that for every 100 or more rifles manufactured, only 1 or fewer pistols may have been made. To find a matching pair is next to impossible. While these guns will never be mistaken for those of Kuntz or Rupp, they are important and unique. They are not like any American made flints that I have ever seen and scream "Kentucky Pistol" with their tiger-striped maple stocks and inlayed embellishments of silver and brass. In addition, they are marked with makers name on the barrel "L. Gurley", possible city of manufacture "Boston, Ohio" on the diamond-shaped inlays on the left side of both guns and also have a large script "GYW" engraved on their butt-caps, possibly denoting the original owners name. I believe these guns to have been manufactured in Boston, Ohio, a small town in Clermont County Ohio that changed its name to Owensville in the early 1800's. Further research may prove very fruitful on this pair and I don't think it's a shot in the dark. The guns are beautiful with fine quality wood showing much curl. The locks are roller-frizzened and marked, "Ashmore". All the inlays show some type of engraving with typical s-curves, borders and crosshatching found on other Ky.'s of the period. These guns were probably made at the tail end of the Golden Age. The guns are well-made and an almost exact match and probably made for a gentleman of means as these would have been an elaborate pair of pistols for their time. Call for more details.

SOLD !
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969 - KENTUCKY RIFLE OF "THE GOLDEN AGE".
SOLD!

SOLD !
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929 - FANTASTIC LONG-RANGE KENTUCKY RIFLE WITH CUSTOM LONG-RANGE TARGET SIGHTS MADE BY JOHN FLEEGER OF ALLEGHENY, PA.
This gun is in about 50 caliber, is untouched and hasn't hardly a scratch, much less handling marks or repairs. The entire gun is in a beautifully untouched patina.

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632 - JACOB FORDNEY LANCASTER RIFLE.
This is an absolutely untouched Kentucky that is marked on the both the lock and the barrel by J. Fordney. I bought this many years ago at the Pottstown Antique gun show and have had it on my wall ever since. In prox. 38 caliber, it would be hard to improve upon this gun which has not a single repair or enhancement to it.

SOLD !!!
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628 - UNTOUCHED KENTUCKY RIFLE BY SAMUEL MCKOSH OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
This is a very nice, untouched, out-of-the-woods Kentucky found in 2004. It has never been cleaned or enhanced in any way with the exception of its conversion from flint to percussion during its period of use. It has a beautifull patina to its finely carved patchbox and sideplate and the tiger-striped stock is near flawless. It has a few wonderfull silver inlays, one being on the cheeckpiece in the form of an exquisite checkerboard. Truly a fine gun, it is maker marked on the barrel.

SOLD !!!
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626 - WONDERFULL AMERICAN MADE RIFLEMANS KNIFE.
I bought this great knife at the Ohio Civil War show two weeks ago. It has every characteristic of a finely fashioned American Bowie, probably made by a Kentucky Rifle maker. The overall length of this knife was originally about 19". It has a 5 1/4" grip with wonderfull maple slabs on each side of the handle. The maple was unusually fashioned from a piece of tiger-striped maple with the stripes on the top and bottom. The maker then split the single piece and applied each slab to the sides of the tang before finishing. The result is a nice tiger-stripe on top and bottom and a birds-eye appearance on each slab face. It has a coffin-hilt and crossguard made of brass. The big clip-point blade measures 13 1/4", with the last 1/4 chipped off. This would make a wonderfull addition to a Kentucky rifle outfit.

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325 - PLAINS INDIAN PIPE-TOMAHAWK. SUPERB CONDITION.
This is an absolutely stunning, hands-down original Plains Indian Pipe Hawk, and the best I've seen on the market. It is in beautifull patinaed finish and I can't express how wonderfull it is. It dates from 1850 - 1880 with a ton of character and just a glance tells the onlooker that it is 100% original and of the period, not a fixed-up or faked turn-of-the-century souvenir. This is the real deal and and we were lucky to aquire this through another dealer whose customer was upgrading to an earlier Eastern Hawk close to the 6-figure range. This Hawk is much more beautifull than the photos show.

SOLD !!!
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321 - KENTUCKY RIFLE & RIG. RARE AND COMPLETE WITH FULL PROVENANCE AND DOCUMENTATION TO INCLUDE THE RIFLE w/RAMMER, HUNTERS POUCH, BONE POWDER MEASURE, KNIFE SHEATH, SPECTACULAR TANSEL POWDER HORN AND ULTRA-RARE "CALVES KNEE" DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE ACTION FROM THE ELEMENTS.
ALL, THE FORMER PROPERTY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON GINGER OF BATH COUNTY VIRGINIA AND MEMBER OF THE 17TH BATTALION OF VIRGINIA CAVALRY, KILLED IN 1862 WHO IS THOUGHT TO HAVE INHERITED THIS GUN FROM A FAMILY MEMBER THAT SERVED IN THE BLACK HAWK WAR. CALL FOR DETAILS AS THIS OUTFIT IS ABOUT AS RARE AND UNIQUE AS IT GETS!!!

SOLD !!!
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287 - KENTUCKY RIFLE / PERCUSSION RIFLE.
Original and untouched condition with .40 caliber 46" octagon barrel, engraved patchbox w/5 piercings and double-set triggers.

SOLD !!!
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220 - ANTIQUE PERCUSSION RIFLE - A FINE CONDITION HALF-STOCK PERCUSSION RIFLE.
This is a very nice old gun, 53" overall and with a 37 1/2" smoothbore barrel (probably shot or bored-out). It has an M.M. Maslin-Warranted lock. The metal is a smooth rich brown patina and the walnut stock is excellent.

SOLD !!!
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