GUN FALL 2015
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/5/2015
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)