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Percussion Half-Stock Rifle by W. Turk,

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Militaria Start Price:425.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Percussion Half-Stock Rifle by W. Turk,
.36 caliber, 38" octagonal barrel, top of barrel marked W. Turk. Forward-action lock marked S. Clark Extra. Maple stock with brass patchbox, buttplate, nose cap; triggerguard with double-set triggers. Silver escutcheons, shield behind tang, and oval name plate. Name plate has the name D. McDonald engraved on it.

W. Turk was a maker of full-stock percussion rifles in Morrow, Ohio, ca 1850s. (See Sellers 1983: 310)
Condition: Barrel is a nice brown patina. Stock has been shortened and a small sliver wood missing on right side of stock forward of lock. Hammer screw is missing.