This rifle is stamped "A JOY" on the top of the barrel and has a "T/KETLAND/& CO" lock period converted from flint to percussion. Andrew S. Joy ran a gunsmith shop and gun factory on St. Clair Street in Pittsburgh from at least the 1830s to 1858. His shop was destroyed in the Great Fire of Pittsburgh in 1845, but he was soon back in business and advertised rifles and smoothbores especially for emigrants. The rifle has low profile blade front and notch rear sights, single trigger with scroll design, and a nicely figured curly maple stock with brass furniture and a variety of silver inlays including silver hearts on the raised flat extensions and a brass wear plate with patriotic eagle motif on the bottom. The patch box is pierced six times and has attractive floral and crosshatch engraving patterns. The stock also has floral scroll carving at the ramrod entry pipe and left side of the butt, scalloped designs at the wrist, and a low straight comb.

Good. The barrel and lock are an even dark brown and have pitting concentrated at the breech. Many of the brass components have cleaned and are mostly bright. The remaining brass components and the silver inlays display aged patina. The attractively aged stock is good and has gorgeous flame figure, areas of mostly smoothed out carving, a chipped section on the right just behind the forend cap, two missing inlay pieces, and some chipping at the lock. The lock functions very well and has a legible but somewhat obscured marking. The engraving designs and the barrel marking are crisp.