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Jacob Haeffer, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania full stock flintlock long rifle, approximately .52 caliber, with tiger maple stock, four-piece brass patchbox with excellent floral engraving, with brass trigger guard, two-part side plate, crescent butt plate, the cheek rest with relief carved floral scrolls and an eight-pointed silver inlay star, the cheek rest with a trapezoid inlay, silver monogrammed thumbrest, and four figural silver inlays, the lock is unmarked, set trigger, the barrel flanked by relief carved scrolled channel, the barrel inscribed
I Haeffer, with stamped Native American head and dovetailed front sight, 40 3/8" octagonal barrel. Provenance: The Collection of Edie & Bruce Smart, Upperville, Virginia; Joe Kindig.
Condition
Normal handling marks to stock, some surface mars to barrel.