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Hillsborough, NC 27278 
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Isaac or Jacob Ribelin (or Rivilin) Longrifle,
Rowan County, NC, ca. 1815 - 1825, flintlock, 46" octagonal barrel, 62.5 LOA, walnut forestock, brass furniture, silver inlays. Buttstock details common to the Rowan County School, important patchbox with intricate engraving.. Collection of a North Carolina gentleman. Acquired at David Condon Auction, 1994. Ex. William S. Bowers Collection, lot 158, page 28. This rifle illustrated in Longrifles of North Carolina, (2n Ed.) by John Bivins, Jr.,pages 96 - 97; Behold the Longrifle by Roy F. Chandler and James B. Whisker, page 135; Gunsmiths of the Carolinas by James Whisker, pages 150, 151. Estimate: $5000 - 8000 Condition reportThis rifle is essentially a restoration built upon the original tiger maple buttstock.
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