bore diameter .460 smooth bore, 48" octagonal-to-round barrel. Rear buckhorn-style sight; front sight is inlayed in a sun burst pattern. Barrel is signed on top in a brass inlay Phillip Creamer. Flintlock with acorn-style brass trigger guard, buttplate, ferrules and nosecap. Two German silver inlays behind tang. Curly maple stock with checkered wrist. Phillip Creamer worked in Taneytown, Maryland from 1792-1805 and then in St Louis, Missouri. He later worked in Illinois. (See Sellers, 1983: 71). Condition: Entire rifle has a nice brown patina with pitting around the touch hole and flats of barrel. Stock has had some old restorations that are almost unnoticeable and very well done; with great patina.
bore diameter .460 smooth bore, 48" octagonal-to-round barrel. Rear buckhorn-style sight; front sight is inlayed in a sun burst pattern. Barrel is signed on top in a brass inlay Phillip Creamer. Flintlock with acorn-style brass trigger guard, buttplate, ferrules and nosecap. Two German silver inlays behind tang. Curly maple stock with checkered wrist. Phillip Creamer worked in Taneytown, Maryland from 1792-1805 and then in St Louis, Missouri. He later worked in Illinois. (See Sellers, 1983: 71). Condition: Entire rifle has a nice brown patina with pitting around the touch hole and flats of barrel. Stock has had some old restorations that are almost unnoticeable and very well done; with great patina.
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