**Originally Listed At $800**
North America, United States, New Mexico, Albuquerque, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine percussion rifle composed of steel and wood with a simple design. The long barrel features a groove and housing for a ramrod. The wooden forestock is supported with a steel wire wrapped around the barrel and stock. A sticker label on the stock contains an advertisement for the store - this may have been purchased at "WRIGHT'S TRADING POST" - and it mentions a short list of their specialties and their location in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The lockplate is slightly recessed and made of steel with etched foliate motifs, and the trigger has a thin, curved guard. The backstock is unadorned. This gun was probably intended for trading with Native Americans and is not overly ornamental. A fine firearm from the American frontier! Size: 51" L x 4" W (129.5 cm x 10.2 cm)
Provenance: private Glorieta, New Mexico, USA collection
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#161266
Condition
Nicks, chips, abrasions, and discoloration to backstock. Wood is not flush with lockplate. Missing ramrod. Stable fissures on forestock. Trigger and hammer move, but are stiff. Gun has not been tested for firing functionality.