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LOT 191 Desirable Engraved and Inlaid A. Angstadt “Kentucky” Percussion Swivel Breech Combination Gun - NSN, 36 cal., 38 1/8 inch octagon bbl., brown finish, curly maple stock. This combination gun from Abraham Angstadt (1784-1868) or Adam Angstadt (1821-1888) of Berks County, Pennsylvania, has “A ANGSTADT” signed on each barrel behind the notch rear sights, and each barrel also has a German silver blade front sight. One barrel is rifled, and the other is smoothbore; both are approximately .36 caliber. Pulling back on the front of the trigger guard allows the barrels to rotate. The back action lock is scroll engraved. The buttplate is brass. The patchbox and inlays are German silver and include fish on the sides of the wrist that coordinate with the engraving on the brass forend panels, a starburst pattern inlay on the cheekpiece, and an eagle and shield motif on the left. CONDITION: Very good with dark brown patina on the barrels and lock, light aged patina on the inlays, darker aged patina on the brass, an absent screw, some of the German silver coming loose, and general mild wear including some pitting and file marks on the right side at the breech. The hammer and both bolster and percussion nipples are repaired/refinished/battered. The stock is also very good and has attractive figure, some mild scrapes and dings, and small chips. Mechanically fine. Provenance: Norm Flayderman, Inc.; Property of a Gentleman. Estimate: 3,500 - 5,500
LOT 192 Engraved C. Horn Swivel Breech Percussion Combination Gun - NSN, 40 cal., 33 1/8 inch octagon bbl., blue/casehardened/German silver finish, curly maple stock. Conrad Horn (1803-1879) worked as a gunsmith until his death and was particularly known for his double rifles. He was also a justice, miner, early settler of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, and the founder of West Hazleton. He was suspected of
supplying draft resisting miners during the Civil War because he was a known Democrat and many of the men were armed with rifles he built which itself is not surprising given he was a local prominent gunmaker. This example has one smoothbore barrel and one rifled barrel. Both barrels are .40 caliber, and each has of
dovetailed blade and notch sights and is stamped “C. HORN”. A pair of ramrods are stowed on the sides. The shared back action lock is marked “Josh Golcher” and has a dog scene. The furniture and inlaid accents are primarily German silver and features some engraving, including scrollwork. The iron patchbox lid has an engraved bird
scene. The gun features adjustable double set triggers. CONDITION: Very good with distinct engraving, legible barrel markings, traces of finish and otherwise gray and brown patina on the barrels, some mild pitting at the breech, aged patina on the furniture, and mild wear. The re-oiled stock is fine and has attractive figure and minor scratches and dings. The lock and
triggers need some adjustments.
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scalloped rear border. The toe plate and four piece patchbox are engraved. The stock has an incised line along the forend, a silver crescent moon inlay on the cheekpiece, and incised scroll carving on the left side of the butt. CONDITION: Very good as period converted to percussion with a mix of gray and brown patina on the lock and barrel, some mild pitting, mix of bright polished surfaces and aged patina on the brass, rear section of the toe plate absent, mild aged patina on the silver, and general mild overall wear. The refinished stock is also very good and has very attractive flame figure throughout, distinct carving, minor edge wear, and some thin cracks in the butt. Mechanically fine.
Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000
LOT 194 S. Morrison “Mule Ear” Percussion American Long Rifle with Silver Inlays - NSN, 45 cal., 39 3/8 inch octagon bbl., brown finish, curly maple stock. This c. 1830s-1840s rifle is marked “S. MORRISON [star] MILTON [star] PA” on top of the barrel and has traditional blade and notch sights and some wavy entwining line patterns flanking the rear sight. The lock has an external mainspring and sear.
It is fired using adjustable double set triggers. The curly maple stock has sixteen silver inlays along with brass furniture, including a wear plate on the forend, comb plate, toe plate, and four-piece patchbox with pierced side plates and finial. Both the silver inlays and some of the furniture have wavy line borders. Samuel Morrison (d. 1844) of Milton, Pennsylvania, was active in the early 19th century. One of his sons, also named Samuel (d. 1850), was also a gunmaker in Milton before he opened a shop in Pekin, Illinois, and this rifle may be his work. Many of the surviving Samuel Morrison rifles from Milton are “side slappers” using a variety of lock designs. CONDITION: Very good with dark brown patina on the lock and barrel, mild oxidation and pitting mainly at the breech, attractively aged patinas on the silver and brass, and generally mild overall wear. The stock is fine and has attractive figure, mild scratches and dings, and a few cracks and repairs, including a crack through the toe section. The lock appears to have been modified with a replaced spring and requires some assistance to function. Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000
Estimate: 2,250 - 3,500
LOT 193
Deming Signed Percussion Conversion American Long Rifle with Incised Carved Stock - NSN, 50 cal., 39 inch octagon bbl., unknown finish, curly maple stock. The long rifle is signed “S Deming” or “J Deming” on the barrel which also has a dot pattern around the muzzle, seven-groove rifling, traditional blade and notch sights, and a wavy line pattern engraved ahead of the rear sight. The lock is marked “KETLAND/&/
ADAMS” (c. 1820) and has simple border and floral engraving. The lock screws have individual washers rather than passing through a side plate. It is equipped with a plain single trigger. A small silver oval with wavy line engraving is inlayed in the wrist which has a checkered and dot design with