Flinklock rifle, maple full stock, brass mounted, silver inlay on the cheek side, octagonal barrel 48 inches long. Although this rifle has an unusually long barrel its most unusual feature is the signature of the maker (G. Weiker) on the lid of the patch box. On a few of his products he is known to have included the price on the lid of the patch box which was usually $15. Weiker was an expert in the technique of incised carving. His rifles are rare and usually command a high price because of his novel method of advertising.
Rifle with flint lock, full stock of curly maple, brass mountings, octagonal barrel 44 inches long marked John Moll on the top facet of the barrel. Although this rifle was probably made in the first quarter of the nineteenth century, the design of its two-piece patch box resembles a pattern used at a much earlier time in Northampton County.
Rifle with flint lock, full stock of curly maple, brass mountings, octagonal barrel 44 inches long marked John Moll on the top facet of the barrel. Although this rifle was probably made in the first quarter of the nineteenth century, the design of its two-piece patch box resembles a pattern used at a much earlier time in Northampton County.
Flintlock rifle, maple full stock, brass mounted, silver inlay on the cheek side, octagonal barrel, 48 inches long. Although this rifle has an unusually long barrel its most unusual feature is the signature of the maker, G. Weiker, on the lid of the patch box. On a few of his products he is known to have included the price on the lid of the patch box which was usually $15. Weiker was an expert in the technique of incised carving. His rifles are rare and usually command a high price because of his novel method of advertising.
Flintlock rifle, maple full stock, brass mounted, silver inlay on the cheek side, octagonal barrel . 48" long. Rifle has an unusually long barrel and the signature of the maker, G. Weiker, is on the lid of the patch box.
Double rifle with original flint lock, stock of curly maple with fine designs carved in bas-relief, brass mountings, octagonal barrels 39 inches long marked John Moll in script letters. Also appears to have the date 1819.
Double rifles with stocks carved in bas-relief are extremely scarce. Berks and Northampton Counties seem to be where most of the men lived who made early double rifles.
