GUN FALL 2017
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/31/2017
CONTEMPORARY HEAVILY RELIEF CARVED CURLY MAPLE RIFLE WITH WOODEN PATCHBOX SIGNED "L. MROCK 1978". L. MROCK FLINT NSN 56 Cal. .56. Overall 59". Buttplate 4-3/4" x 2-1/8". 44" full oct rifled bbl signed "L. Mrock 1978". Dark stained curly maple stock with very heavy butt and relief carved sliding wooden patchbox. Relief carving at bbl tang, rear ramrod pipe and forward and rear of cheekpiece is crisp, very heavy and distinct. The cheekpiece 8-pointed star is relief bone. Larry Mrock is a full time contemporary gunsmith from Orchard Lake, Michigan. He began gunsmithing in the early 1960's. Larry's work indicates a mixed selection of details derived from various early styles, blended into one rifle that fits within the tradition of the school from which the details were taken. PROVENANCE: The collection of Robert Roughton. CONDITION: Extremely fine condition. Mechanics are fine. Good bore. 52332-135 RGG (2,500-5,500)