GUN FALL 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, October 5, 2015.
ATTIC CONDITION INCISE CARVED KENTUCKY RIFLE BY SAMUEL BAUM, NEW BERLIN, PA, UPPER SUSQUEHANNA SCHOOL. BAUM KENTUCKY NSN .45 C&R Cal. .45. Overall length 57", 4-1/4" x 1-3/4" buttplate. 41-1/4" full oct rifled bbl signed "S.B." The curly maple stock is profusely incised carved forward and rear of the cheek piece. The elaborate 4-pc engraved brass patchbox has 11 piercings. The rifle has 9 silver inlays. There is a 4-5/8" brass saddle plate and a 4-5/8" heavy beveled brass side plate. The flint lock is marked "Sweitzer" with a reversed "Z". Sweitzer made locks in Lancaster, PA, from 1808 - 1813. Samuel Baum has been recognized as one of the earliest and finest gunsmiths in the Upper Susquehanna School. This rifle is in attic condition, it is a perfect example of his work, perhaps one of his best. His dates are listed as 1789-1840 and he is identified as a New Berlin, Northumberland Co. gunsmith. CONDITION: Fine throughout. An outstanding and important Samuel Baum rifle. 49239-2 RGG (12,500-25,000)