Guns International #: 102474192
Seller's Inventory #: 226483

Category - Kentucky Rifles - Antique Rifles - Percussion

Category
Kentucky Rifles
Antique Rifles - Percussion

Antique M. YOCHEM Half Stock BACK ACTION AMERICAN Percussion Long Rifle Mid-1800s HOMESTEAD/HUNTING Rifle

Description:
Antique M. YOCHEM Half Stock BACK ACTION AMERICAN Percussion Long Rifle  
Mid-1800s HOMESTEAD/HUNTING Rifle
Here we present an antique Moses Yochem Half Stock Back Action American Percussion Long Rifle, made circa the mid-19th Century in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Its stout octagonal barrel is in .34 caliber, large enough to take small to medium sized game 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. This rifle is one such example.
These locks were called “back action” because the mainspring hangs behind the tumbler. The back action is often used in single and double rifles, and occasionally in single barrel shotguns where the need for strength requires as little steel as possible be removed from the bar of the action.
The overall condition is good. Original patina. Strong action. Good bore. Some chipping is present around the barrel tang. The solid, maple striped stock contains a crack on the left wrist, which remains stable. “M. YOCHEM” is marked atop the barrel.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 38 inches.
Caliber:  .34 Percussion
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$1750
#226483
 

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Antique: Yes