U.S. Marine Corps veteran and gunmaker Don King (1930-2018) was a talented and well-respected maker of a wide variety of traditional contemporary muzzle-loaders and was awarded the Contemporary Longrifle Association's Pioneer Award in 2010. The rifle features traditional dovetailed blade and notch sights, sunken gold lined "DK" maker's marks on the barrel and lock, single trigger, scroll engraved trigger guard and side plate, "S" inscribed silver wrist escutcheon, silver wire inlays on the cheekpiece, a wood patchbox lid, and short toe plate.

Excellent with 90% plus original finish, some light spotting mainly on the lock, and light aged patina forming on the brass and silver. The stock is also excellent and has crisp molding along the ramrod channel, beautiful flame figure, and minor handling and storage marks. Mechanically excellent.