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It has traditional blade and notch sights, “J Dickert” signed on top, an unmarked lock, brass furniture, attractive four-piece patch box with simple engraving on the finial and the thin side plates and
a plain domed lid, a release button for the patch box on the heel behind the buttplate screw, and a maple stock with raised relief carving around the ramrod entry point, barrel tang, rear of the wrist, and around the cheek rest. The carving below and to the rear of the cheek rest is particularly attractive and uses both incised lines and relief carving. The buttstock is rather stoutly built like other early Dickert rifles and has raised molding along the bottom terminating at the back of the trigger guard bow.
CONDITION: Good as reconverted to flintlock configuration with a dark brown patina overall with artificial brown visible at the tang and lock area, mild oxidation and pitting on the balance of the lock and barrel, aged patina on the brass, rather large vent, and relatively mild overall wear. The stock is also fine good. “The nose of the stock’s comb has been lowered slightly during its period
of use,” per Moller, and the forend has been expertly replaced
from the ramrod entry pipe forward, but the buttstock has very nice carving, and the carving remains visible though partially smoothed. There is a bit of a gap under the buttplate tang, and some chips and flakes at the edges. Mechanically fine. This is a very attractive and early American long rifle by the era’s most famous maker: Jacob Dickert. It is also documented in one of the most respected collections of U.S. military arms and would certainly be a key addition to any American
arms collection.
Provenance:
The George Moller Collection.
Estimate: 30,000 - 45,000
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