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CENTRAL PA. INCISE CARVED RIFLE.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD
CENTRAL PA. INCISE CARVED RIFLE.

32 Cal. rifled 36 1/2" full octagon bbl. Percussion lock is marked "Chance & Son". Dbl. set triggers & 4 piece brass patchbox w/ 6 piercings incise carved butt. This gunsmith is unlocated but rifle appears to have been mfg. somewhere in central PA. CONDITION: Bbl. is cut approximately 5" form the rear & wood slivers have been restored along both sides of the bbl. Tip of the patchbox finial has been replaced. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. John Persing. (01-19655/RG.) ANTIQUE. $1,000-2,000.