GUN FALL 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.
CONTEMPORARY CURLY MAPLE RELIEF CARVED VIRGINIA SCHOOL RIFLE MADE BY BRIAN LAMASTER. BRIAN LAMASTER FLINT NSN 50 Cal. 50. Overall 63-1/4". Buttplate 4-1/2" x 1-3/4". 47-3/8" full oct rifled bbl signed "Brian LaMaster". Nicely figured curly maple left-handed Virginia style rifle with relief carving forward and rear of cheekpiece, behind bbl tang, forward of patchbox and at rear ramrod pipe. Silver engraved 8-pointed star on cheek surrounded by silver wire inlay and a nicely figured silver pick holder under the cheekpiece. Bbl is pinned to stock and rear pins are surrounded by nicely engraved 2-3/4" silver inlays. 4-pc brass patchbox is nicely engraved with one piercing and has a typical 4-petal flower on the finial. The oval silver wrist inlay is marked "R & R". Brass buttplate and brass sideplate are nicely engraved. The rifle has a nicely figured and engraved 7" brass toeplate. Brian LaMaster, a West Virginia gunsmith, is a recognized builder and restorer of Kentucky rifles. Brian served as past president of the national Kentucky Rifle Association. PROVENANCE: The collection of Robert Roughton. CONDITION: Extremely fine condition, as new. Mechanics are crisp. 52332-138 RGG (2,500-5,500)