Match rifle with percussion lock marked J. Fordney, Lancaster. The plain maple stock has brass mountings and is unusually big to accommodate the heavy barrel. The rifle weighs twenty pounds.
Rifle with back action percussion lock, full stock of curly maple, brass mountings, silver inlays, set triggers, octagonal barrel 40 inches long with J. Fordney, Lancaster, Pa., in block letters on the top facet of the barrel.
Rifle with flint lock (now percussion), full stock of curly maple, brass mountings, set triggers, silver inlays, octagonal barrel with P. Brong in block letters on the top facet of the barrel. The carving on the cheek side of this rifle is an interesting combination of C scrolls. This is a fine example of workmanship by a Lancaster gunsmith whose products are vey rare.
Rifle with flint lock (now percussion), full stock of curly maple, brass mountings, set triggers, silver inlays, octagonal barrel with P. Brong in block letters on the top facet of the barrel. The carving on the cheek side of this rifle is an interesting combination of C scrolls. This is a fine example of workmanship by a Lancaster gunsmith whose products are very rare.