Fall 2023 Premier Firearms & Militaria Auction
November 3rd, 4th, 5th, & 6th, 2023
This auction will feature an outstanding collection of items spanning multiple categories including Modern, Military, Sporting, & Antique firearms & militaria! Below is just a small grouping of select highlights from the massive offering to be featured in this upcoming sale!
PRIZE WINNING, FINELY SILVER & BONE INLAID INCISED CARVED KENTUCKY RIFLE BY SAMUEL BAUM 1826 RECONVERTED FROM PERCUSSION.
01-21951
Cal. 45
S# NSN
This extremely handsome, highly decorated upper Susquehanna Valley style rifle was given the 1995 Kentucky Rifle Association award for “Best Incised Carved Rifle”. It has 42 1/4″ octagon barrel fitted with “U” notch rear and German silver bead front sights. Top flat has large rectangular inset silver poincon engraved “Samuel. Baum 1826”. The stamp and rear sight are flanked by light geometric engraving. Trade type flintlock marked “R. ASHMORE” “WARRENTED” has game engraving on rebated tail and is fitted with serpentine cock, semi waterproof pan, roller frizzen and feather spring with bulbous finial. Triggers are double set. Full length stock of hard maple with very tight curly grain has pronounced Roman nose comb and has over 40 silver inlays. Inlays consist of crescent moons, fish, stars and beans most of which have lightly engraved detail. The most striking feature on this rifle is that the piercings of the fancy brass patchbox, long return on toeline and sideplate are inlaid with bone. A similar rifle is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and it is only attributed to Baum. Other notable features of this rifle are its long pierced brass comb plate, and it’s very nicely executed incised scroll carving behind cheekpiece. A silver Kentucky Rifle Association medallion stating award is affixed to trigger guard bow.
Status: ANTIQUE
