DuMouchelles
Live Auction

Fine & Decorative Arts, Furniture and Antiques

Fri, Jun 9, 2017 06:30PM EDT - Sat, Jun 10, 2017 06:30PM EDT
Lot 326

G. HERDER .44 CAL PERCUSSION CAP KENTUCKY RIFLE

Estimate: $400 - $600

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$30 $10
$100 $25
$400 $50
$900 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$150,000 $10,000
G. HERDER, CINCINNATI, .44 CAL,, PERCUSSION CAP, KENTUCKY RIFLE 18TH C, L 29" BBL:G. Herder, Cincinnati, .44 cal percussion cap rifle, converted from a flintlock. Having a maple stock with burned stripes (common for the day). 29 1/2" octagonal barrel, Engraved side lock, hammer. Stamped: "G. Herder Cincinnati" on lock plate. Brass butt plate and patch box cover with brass adornments in shoulder stock. Brass scroll form trigger guard. Silver inlaid heart at the wrist. Dual triggers. Fixed iron sights. Hickory ram rod with brass and steel bands. From a prominent Bloomfield Hills collector. ANTIQUE, NO FIREARMS PAPERWORK REQUIRED

Condition

long crack in stock below lock and above trigger guard with a nail repair at forward end of crack, ANTIQUE, NO FIREARMS PAPERWORK REQUIRED.