Really nice late longrifle era set - rifle, bag and horn - although it looks like they were split up as the bag has sold.
A good bag and horn and a nice clean-looking mixed iron and brass rifle by a known maker, all in what appear to be good condition. How often do you find that anymore, even if it is late period? I would have thought keeping the set together would have enhanced the value of the rifle, which has not sold(?) according to the website.
The spout treatment on the horn is wonderful and looks a bit earlier than the rest of the set, to me. But old ways hung on late in these areas so it's hard to say. Heck, the Tansels were still making elaborate engraved horns right up to just prior to the apparent era of this set.
Complete sets are sort of the "Holy Grail" for some collectors, especially when there is good provenance and a signed rifle to boot. I know folks who have gone to extreme measures to reunite original bag, horn and rifle sets just like this after they were separated at auction - cris-crossing the country, paying two-three times what some of the individual items went for at the auction to get them back. Too bad these got split up, but someone got what looks to be a great bag and horn. Sometimes a buyer has only so much cash and you have to make choices.
Thanks for posting Chuck.
Guy
