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RELIEF CARVED RIFLE BY TENNESSEE GUNSMITH FRANK

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
RELIEF CARVED RIFLE BY TENNESSEE GUNSMITH FRANK

BARTLETT. Cal. 50. NSN. Bbl. 37" full oct. rifled signed "F. BARTLETT". Custom hand forged lock is unmarked. Stock is nicely incise carved forward & rear of cheek piece. There is a silver wire ribbon above cheek piece & some silver wire inlay along the carving forward of patch box. Wooden sliding patch box door is incise carved. 5-1/4" Long sideplate is iron along w/ all hardware parts on rifle. 1 1/4" Nosecap appears to be bone. Frank Bartlett worked in Gallatin, TN & is well known for his use of silver wire inlay. CONDITION: like new. PROVENANCE: Estate of Frank Glenn Marsh. (01-21258-/RG). ANTIQUE. $2,000-3,000.