June 24, 2023 Brian Lebel's Santa Fe Old West Events Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/24/2023
An important Parker Field & Co. percussion conversion Northwest trade gun, profusely tacked with rows of brass decorations. Classic 3 screw serpent or "Dragon" side plate fastened with wood screws. Oversized trigger guard (as was noted by a Hudson's Bay representative "The Indians would like to have the trigger guard larger, it is usual to draw the trigger with two fingers which our guns will not admit of".) The lock-plate marked is "Parker / Field & Co. / 1864" barrel stamped with London proofs and the number 24. Fitted with a 42" barrel, 58" overall, brass butt plate. Standard smooth bore. This is one on the finest examples of a decorated Native American trade rifle we have come across. These original trade guns were made especially for trade companies including the American Fur Company, Hudson Bay and others.
Item Dimensions: 23" x 6 - 1/2" x 3".