November 15 & 16, 2022 Extraordinary Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/15/2022
Jacob Ernst worked in Frederick County, Maryland with working dates from circa 1785 to 1820. Rifle has a 45 - 1/4"" octagonal-to-round .54 caliber smoothbore barrel, rifle sights, and signed in script "Jacob Ernst". Unmarked converted-to-percussion lock with single trigger control. Full plain maple stock with brass hardware, raised floral carving at wrist, and beavertails behind lock and backplate. Comes with steel ramrod and consignor research. Pictured on page 264 of Maryland Longrifles by Hartzler and Whisker. PROVENANCE: Daniel D. Hartzler collection. CONDITION: Overall good with metal flaking and turning a brown patina. Forestock shows some missing chips of wood around escutcheons and small cracks along forestock. Buttstock has been sanded with brass hardware proud of wood. Lock has some repaired burnout around lock with wood replaced and some restoration in wrist and lock area. Dark pitted bore with sticky mechanics. Lock is an original flint plate converted to percussion in the period. A rifle of great workmanship and architecture. DLM
Caliber/Bore
.54 Smoothbore
Model
Kentucky Buck and Ball