{"product_id":"19th-century-kentucky-style-percussion-rifle-am1021_sp","title":"19th Century Kentucky-Style Percussion Rifle","description":"Mid-19th century American full-stock percussion rifle built in the Kentucky and Pennsylvania long-rifle tradition. Features a heavy 30¼-inch octagonal steel barrel with 14-groove rifling, percussion ignition, figured hardwood stock, raised cheekpiece, and brass furniture. The stock appears to be maple, though this is not definitively confirmed.\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe engraved percussion lock features a game-bird scene with floral scrollwork on the hammer and lockplate. A worn inscription within an engraved scroll may identify the lock as a commercial Goulcher\/Golcher product, though the marking is presently too faint for a firm attribution. Such locks were commonly supplied to independent American gunsmiths during the percussion era.\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe rifle shows evidence of working-life modification. An unused rear sight dovetail, altered front blade sight, relatively short barrel, and replacement copper fore-end cap suggest the barrel and stock may have been shortened or otherwise modified during its period of use. The wooden ramrod may also be a period or later replacement.\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good, as altered and refinished. Steel surfaces retain an aged gray-brown patina with scattered oxidation and pitting. Stock shows scratches, dents, small chips near the lockplate, and a hairline crack in the fore-stock. Wood appears lightly sanded and revarnished. Mechanically functional but not test-fired due to age.\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDate: Circa 1840–1860\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#989898\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePERIOD: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003eMid 19th Century\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#989898\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eORIGIN: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003eKentucky, United States\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#989898\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSIZE:   \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003eBarrel length - 30 1\/4\", Approximate Bore Size - .62 Caliber\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ciscos","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50567158300922,"sku":"AM1021_SP","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/3405\/files\/AM1021_SP-1.jpg?v=1791236579","url":"https:\/\/ciscosgallery.com\/products\/19th-century-kentucky-style-percussion-rifle-am1021_sp","provider":"Cisco's Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}