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Seller's Inventory #: 244399

Category - Antique Rifles - 1500-1850 - Kentucky Rifles

Category
Antique Rifles - 1500-1850
Kentucky Rifles

GREENFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS WILLIAM T. CLEMENT LONG RIFLE Mid-1800s Antique Kentucky Style Mid-1800s Large Bore SMOOTHBORE

Description:
GREENFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS WILLIAM T. CLEMENT LONG RIFLE Mid-1800s Antique 

Kentucky Style Mid-1800s Large Bore SMOOTHBORE

Here we present an antique William T. Clement Half Stock Percussion Smoothbore Rifle, made circa the mid-19th Century in Greenfield, Massachusetts. William Clement joined up with Samuel Norris in the early stages of the American Civil War producing rifles for the Union army. Its stout octagonal barrel is in .56 caliber, made primarily as a fowling piece or to defend the homestead against unwanted aggression. Rifle manufacture in the mid-to-late 19th Century was rapidly changing over from thousands of craftsmen all over the United States and on the Frontier making and selling their wares, to the large factories with standardized assembly lines and modern manufacturing techniques. Many makers’ names of the so-called Kentucky long rifles have been lost over time.

The overall condition is good. The action is functional, however, the mechanism for the single set trigger is delicate and sometimes the trigger sticks at the rear. The bore is smooth and patinated. The stock has been repaired all around the area of the lock and wrist and toe.

Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.

Barrel is 37-1/8 inches.

Caliber: .56 Percussion

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$2200

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Antique: Yes