$2,500
KENTUCKY, . 38 CAL, PERCUSSION CAP RIFLE, C1840, L 40" BBL: Approximately .38 Cal., 40 1/2'' round barrel, percussion cap, double set trigger, wood ramrod, walnut half stock. Marked: "GEO. GOCECHER", C-1840's. Three football shaped brass inlays in right side of stock in front of hammer, eight inlays (stars, diamonds, crescent moons) surround the round pattern brass patch box. Nine inlays (hearts, arrowheads, stars, moons, football shaped) on the left side of stock, very ornate.
Auctioneer:
Dumouchelle Art Galleries
Date:
2013-11-15