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UNSIGNED HALFSTOCK PERCUSSION CONVERSION RIFLE.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
UNSIGNED HALFSTOCK PERCUSSION CONVERSION RIFLE.
Cal. 42. NSN. The 31" octagonal barrel has a blade front sight and an elevator adj. rear sight. Bolster-style conversion with an altered hammer cup. Converted lock has floral engraving, partially obscuring the maker's mark. Dbl. set triggers; rear is set. Half-length wedge-fastened walnut stock with brass and German silver ornamentation. hardwood ramrod held on the underrib and two pipes. Set of two notches on both sides of the stock ears. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: brass tag 433. CONDITION: barrel and lock have a brown patina appearance with pitting, corrosion, and small impact marks. Sanded and refinished stock has a break through the wrist with 11 small plugs. Toe of the buttstock shows a break held by the buttplate and toeplate. Stock also shows scattered cracks. Bore shows strong rifling with scattered spots of pitting. (01-25357/MD). ANTIQUE. $400-600.