This rifle has similarities with rifles by Joseph Douglass Sr. or Jr. of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, especially the lower rifle on page 80 of "Gunsmiths of Bedford, Fulton, Huntingdon, & Somerset Counties" by Whisker and Yantz which has the same patchbox with heart pierced finial but different engraving and the same side plate as the rifle on the bottom of page 81. The rather heavy barrel is rifled, has blade and notch sights with engraved "chicken track" accents, and is signed "A x B" in a very similar fashion to the lock on the "Amos, Border & Co." attributed rifle on page 51. The lock is marked "CONESTOGA/RIFLE/WORKS" and has scrollwork. The rifle is equipped with double set triggers, brass furniture, and extensive German silver inlays with fancy engraving, including a very ornate wear plate along the bottom of the stock that is similar in patterns to the rifle in the previous lot. The stock has a shallow cheekpiece and the distinctive "hockey stick" profile.

Fine overall with dark brown patina and mild oxidation/flash pitting on the lock and barrel, attractive aged patina on the furniture and inlays, brass bands to repair a break in the wrist, some thin cracks and repairs in the stock, chip at the forend tip, crisp engraving and barrel marking, and general mild overall wear. The trigger must be set to cock the hammer.