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Pennsylvania Fullstock Flintlock Sporting Rifle by Ezra Engle

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Pennsylvania Fullstock Flintlock Sporting Rifle by Ezra Engle
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.44 cal, 41'' octagon barrel with an about good bore showing light pitting and oxidation its full-length and otherwise strong rifling. This rifle has been neatly reconverted to flint and fitted with a screw-in bushing type vent hole, most of the lock parts appearing to be of antique period. The barrel shows remnants of an older added plum-brown finish and lightly cleaned old oxidation staining. The top flat retains strong maker marking in script ''E. Engle'' and the lockplate is a period commercial offering from J. Henry showing some light embellishments, step at rear and scattered old light pitting. The hardware is quite attractive with lovely large decorative silver wedge escutcheons, the barrels secured with four of them, the remaining brass hardware in classic form consisting of nosecap, multi-faceted thimbles, tailpipe, thin triggerguard with rear spur (missing its rear pin), crescent buttplate, toe plate, nice large patchbox with a pierced finial and thin solid sideplate. The tiny scant squared-off left-side cheekpiece has a lovely silver crescent moon inlay. The curly maple stock remains in very good condition as lightly cleaned with an older added finish showing some thin slivers and drying cracks along the edges of the forend, some cracks around the lockplate inlet and a very neatly repaired break at the wrist only visible upon close inspection. The patch box cover release button is set into the toe plate and a slightly short simple hickory ramrod is present. The rifle is sighted with a fine v-notch rear sight and brass blade front and the lock seems to function normally. This is an attractive Green County rifle from the early to mid-1800s. (13B11579-44) {ANTIQUE} (1000/1500)