The barrel of this rifle is marked "D.S. EBERSOL[smaller letters]/JAS-COCK/BURLINGTON/IOWA" and "J. WILT & CO" is marked on the left flat. The hammer and lock plate have floral scroll engraving and a game bird scene. It is marked "D.S. EBERSOL" just ahead of the hammer and "BURLINGTON IOWA" towards the front. D.S. Ebersol is recorded as a gunsmith in Ottawa, Illinois in the second part of the 19th century and J. Wilt & Co. is a known barrel maker from Dayton, Ohio in the mid-19th century. American Gunsmiths by Frank M. Sellers lists a Cock, James, Piqua, Ohio, 1841-1846, Burlington, Iowa, 1850c. Percussion 1/2 stock on page 63. The rifle has a blade front sight, a notch sight on the octagonal portion of the barrel, and a second notch sight on the upper tang at the breech. It is mounted on a straight wrist maple half stock with a cheek rest and a crescent buttplate. Holes for the absent sling swivels are visible on the bottom of the stock and the ramrod pipe. It includes a wooden ramrod with brass tips.

Very good. The finish has thinned to a gray-brown patina with various minor marks and scratches along with some patches of oxidation. There is a small amount of brass visible on the tip of the buttplate which primarily displays a brown patina. The stock is also very good with some minor chipping at the edge of the butt. Mechanically fine with clear markings.