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EXTRAORDINARY HIGHLY INLAID ADAM KUNTZ FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:7,500.00 USD Estimated At:15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD
EXTRAORDINARY HIGHLY INLAID ADAM KUNTZ FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE.
This fine smooth rifle has a 41î long full oct unsigned .45 cal smooth bore bbl. The gun is attributed to the Lehigh Valley Pa. gunsmith Adam Kuntz, a member of the famous Kuntz gunsmithing family of eastern Pennsylvania, and conforms to his few existing signed rifles. The 4-pc brass engraved patch box features Adam Kuntzís typical Fleur-de-lis finial. The flint lock is marked Clewell. The gun features twelve inlays including seven that are Mother of Pearl, a silver thumb piece inlay engraved P.M. and two rare and extremely desirable winged cherubim fore end inlays frequently found on Pennsylvania Dutch frakturs (birth certificates) and grave stones. These Cherubim have the face of a man and the extended wings of an eagle and symbolize the protecting and overshadowing power of the Deity. The patch box release in the toe plate is made of horn. Rifles by Adam Kuntz are very difficult to locate and few are known that are as desirable as this specimen. CONDITION: Gun has been refinished with an attractive mellow finish that does not detract from the guns appearance.†Flint lock has been re-converted. 48270 RGG7