Dickert on Antiques Road show some years back.

[Dphariss]

I don't know if this has been posted before or not. The front trigger on this rifle is interesting.
Dan
https://www.pbs.org/video/antiques-roadshow-appraisal-jacob-dickert-pennsylvania-rifle/

[Dphariss]

I don't know if this has been posted before or not. The front trigger on this rifle is interesting.
Dan
https://www.pbs.org/video/antiques-roadshow-appraisal-jacob-dickert-pennsylvania-rifle/

The signature area looks like it has a charcoal blue that is pretty scaly.

[p.d.]

Thanks for posting that.  A beautiful rifle.

[rich pierce]

Front trigger is odd. Great looking rifle. Fantastic color

[JTR]

Interesting.
I know of an 1820-ish rifle signed WW with that same scaly charcoal blue color on the barrel.
John

[Pennsylvania Dutchman]

The tip of the rear trigger is odd also. It looks like it is shaped like a thumbnail finial on a buttplate of trigger guard. Nice rifle!
Mark

[PPatch]

Beautiful carving, architecture and furniture, those triggers are styling. J. Dickert did some fine work.

dave

[Tim Crosby]

 Are the set triggers unusual for the time frame?

      Tim C.

[rich pierce]

A curled trigger is normally a single, simple trigger. Normally the front trigger on a double set trigger is quite skinny for a sensitive feel, I guess.

[crankshaft]

 

It really sucketh the rifle lost so much value over the years.   

[WElliott]

Onw also has to consider whether the original appraisal was overly optimistic. 

[jdm]

[quote author=WElliott
Onw also has to consider whether the original appraisal was overly optimistic. 
Most of the time!!

[Bill Wilde]

Besides this episode of Antique Roadshow, I'm wondering if this rifle has ever been featured in a publication for students of American Longrifles? If so, I'd love to see more of this grand rifle.