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PERCUSSION RIFLE BY G. KOPP SON OF HUNTINGDON COUNTY GUNSMITH ANDREW KOPP.

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Firearms & Armory Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD
PERCUSSION RIFLE BY G. KOPP SON OF HUNTINGDON COUNTY GUNSMITH ANDREW KOPP.
NSN. 38" full oct .45 Cal rifled bbl marked "G.KOPP". 4-1/2" long bbl tang. Curly maple stock is decorated with 6 silver inlays, a 5-3/4" silver engraved comb inlay and a large silver cheekpiece inlay engraved with American eagle. Nicely engraved 4-pc patchbox has 5 piercings and the finial is engraved with a three masted sailing ship. Percussion lock is marked "Henry Parker Warranted" and the gun has double set triggers. Typical brass Huntingdon style sideplate is nicely engraved. George Kopp (1810-1890) was the son of Huntingdon gunsmith Andrew Kopp. He worked in Geeseytown, near Altoona, PA but moved to IL about 1870. CONDITION: Generally good. There are few minor wood slivers missing along the bbl and a minor chip at the toe.  One nail holding large silver cheekpiece inlay is missing. The entire gun has been cleaned. 4-49139 RG111