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ATTRACTIVE PERCUSSION KENTUCKY RIFLE BY SOMERSET COUNTY GUNSMITH DANIEL BORDER.

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Firearms & Armory Start Price:3,500.00 USD Estimated At:7,000.00 - 14,000.00 USD
ATTRACTIVE PERCUSSION KENTUCKY RIFLE BY SOMERSET COUNTY GUNSMITH DANIEL BORDER.
NSN. 37-3/4" full oct .45 Cal rifled unmarked bbl. Bbl has a very attractive 5" long bbl tang ending in a tear drop design over the wrist. Bedford/Somerset style percussion lock with it's Bedford style high spurred hammer is nicely engraved with the initial "DB" . Stock is very fine curly maple. Characteristic Somerset style brass sideplate is engraved and has 3 screws, the rear screw being a wood screw. Brass nosecap is 2-3/4" long. Daniel Border had his first shop in Schellsburg, PA which closed in 1833. He moved to Davidsville, Somerset County, where he was in business by April 1844. His dated guns are dated between 1864-1873. Although this gun is not highly decorated it is a fine orig example of Border's work. PROVENANCE: Frank Sujansky Collection. CONDITION: This rifle is in wonderful orig condition throughout. 4-49433 RG60