Lot 206: Carlos Gove Half Stock Percussion American Plains Rifle

OG - POOR- major or minor parts replaced; major replacement parts required and extensive restoration needed; metal deeply pitted; principal lettering, numerals and design obliterated, wood badly scratched, bruised, cracked or broken; mechanically inoperative; generally undesirable as a collectors firearm in its present state.

Carlos Gove is considered one of the most famous Old West gunmakers. "C. GOVE/DENVER COL" marked lock. Manufactured c. 1862-1884. Several parts are absent such as the hammer, ramrod, barrel key tennon, rear upper tang screw, and part of the set trigger, and the barrel cannot be mounted due to damage on the breech hook.