David Boyer (1806-1883) is well-known gunmaker from Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. One of his swivel breech flintlocks are in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and that rifle features the same patchbox design as this rifle, and a double rifle by him is in the following lot. The rifle features both traditional blade and notch sights and latter added target sights. The barrel is stamped "D BOYER" twice on the top flat. The converted lock is marked "LONDON/WARRANTED and has some light engraving. The rifle also features adjustable double set triggers, silver inlays, brass furniture, including the noted engraved patchbox and a nice full-length comb plate, and a figured curly maple stock with the distinctive "Roman-nose" profile.

Very good as period converted, shortened, and updated with target sights with dark patina on the lock and barrel, attractively aged patina on the silver and brass, fairly minor overall wear, some flash wear at the breech, faint cracks at the nose and tail of the lock, a chip at the toe, attractive figure, and light scratches and dings. Mechanically fine.