September 29, 2021 The Bill Myers Collection
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/29/2021
This never completed work-in-progress dates to the first half of the 19th century and measures 36-3/8" overall. The octagon rifle barrel still retains a percussion drop on the right side of the breech. At the last 4-3/4" of the muzzle a tomahawk is partially formed with a finished faceted 1-1/2" pipe and a teardrop shaped eye. The project was never completed for some unknown reason. CONDITION: Retains a heavy undisturbed, almost relic surface. A very interesting piece of history showing how blacksmiths used old rifle barrels to forge tomahawks during the period. DMG