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*REMOVED* FINE SEMI RAISE-CARVED SAMUEL GALBREATH FULL STOCK PENNSYLVANIA LONG RIFLE.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:7,500.00 USD Estimated At:15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD
*REMOVED* FINE SEMI RAISE-CARVED SAMUEL GALBREATH FULL STOCK PENNSYLVANIA LONG RIFLE.
NSN. Cal. .450 Bore diameter. 48" 1/3 Octagon transitioning to round bbl engraved "S Galbrath" (sic) (Strasburg PA 1804 - 1809, Pittsburgh PA, 1810 - 1813) surrounded by punch and engraved decoration on top flat, behind file decorated V-notch rear sight. Brass front sight is dovetailed through. Flintlock with integral pan, bridled roller frizzen, and high breasted serpentine cock, is engraved "London Warranted" under pan. Tail has some feather and line engraving. Very fine tiger stripe maple full length stock fastens to bbl with four brass side nails, and is brass and German silver mounted. Patchbox with spring cover has release button on long buttplate return, is flanked by pierced, scrolled side plates, and large pierced finial. Engraving is a mixture of cross-hatching and outlining of scroll, with script initials on cover "JS". Fancy outlined heavy brass side plate also has some border engraving. Trigger guard with one spur at back of grip has some light scroll matching devices on buttplate return. German silver inlays consist of eight pointed star on cheek rest and pierced oval at top of grip. Hickory ramrod is held by three octagonal pipes and tail pipe with beaded ends. Stock exhibits some fine, flowing, slightly raised carved scroll with cross-hatched shading around bbl tang, under and behind molded cheek rest, and on left side of stock above patchbox finial. There is incised scroll either side of thimble. CONDITION: Very good. Iron parts exhibit polished overall brown to dark gray patina. Brass with some old repairs in trigger guard, is a mellow golden brown, dark where protected. Stock retains most of an old oil finish, edges somewhat rounded. There are a few repaired cracks along bbl channel, mostly toward breech end. Ramrod is an old replacement. Bbl and lock are a very old, well done, reconversion with excellent aging and coloring. 4-47059 MGM195