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THB19th C. American Rifle Wood, Steel, Nacre Inlay - Leman
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Bidsquare : American Frontier | Ethnographic | Tribal Art
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Featuring historical examples from the American, Spanish, and Mexican frontiers, as well as Native American, Ethnographic, Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, more. All items offered for sale have been legally acquired, are legal to sell and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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North America, United States, Pennsylvania, Lancaster, ca. 1850s CE. A fine muzzle-loading percussion rifle by H.E. Leman, made of wood, steel, and nacre shell inlays (mother of pearl). The gun features a half-stock and octagonal barrel, a wooden ramrod, and a notched sight on the barrel. The maker's mark: "LEMAN LANCTR P.A." is stamped on the lockplate after the hammer. The nacre inlays are crescent shaped, rectangular, and rhomboid. What's more, a circular inlay opposite the lock plate features an engraved hippocamp! The trigger guard and patch box lid are decorated with scrolling foliate motifs, and the stock is adorned with a burnished cross hatch pattern as well. Leman company manufactured many of their guns specifically for trading with Native Americans. The nacre inlays are quite beautiful. A very fine piece! Size: 51" L x 4" W (129.5 cm x 10.2 cm)
Provenance: private Glorieta, New Mexico, USA collection; ex-Jim Gordon collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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#161818Losses to some shell inlays and stable cracks. Patch box does not open. Trigger does not function. Hammer is stiff. Maker's mark is legible. Steel groove above ramrod is slightly loose and has a hairline fissure running down the length of ramrod groove. Surface abrasions. Nice patina. Gun has not been tested for firing functionality.Condition
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