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AN INCISED CARVED PERCUSSION SAMUEL LAUDENSLAGER

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,500.00 USD
AN INCISED CARVED PERCUSSION SAMUEL LAUDENSLAGER

SWIVEL BREECH O/U COMBINATION GUN. Cal. 40 rifled bore. / 50 smooth bore. NSN. Bbl. 35 1/4" signed “SL” on top flat. Overall length. 51". Has a 4 piece engraved brass patchbox w/ 8 piercings. Bbls. are separated by wood paneling, which is decorated w/ 4 silver fish inlays. The comb inlay is silver, as is the cheekpiece inlay under the 8-pointed silver star inlay. The butt is decorated w/ Laudenslager’s unique incised carving. The back action percussion lock stamped “BAKER & MOSS” w/ single set trigger. Stock is curly maple w/ incised carving rear of cheekpiece. This gun was made by Samuel Laudenslager, 1830-1870, he worked in Penn township. The Laudenslager family was a very prolific family of gunsmiths associated w/ Snyder County. Samuel was born in 1811 & died in 1891. He was considered one of the better gunsmiths in the County during his lifetime. He learned his trade from Samuel St. Claire, another local gunsmith. Samuel produced many swivel breech rifles. CONDITION: patchbox release needs adj. & top leaf of patchbox at butt has been pinned down where it had lifted. The swivel mechanism is not working & needs adj. 1 3/4x3/8" piece of wood replaced at the breech end of the rifled bbl. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. John Persing. (01-19559/RG). ANTIQUE. $2,000-3,500.