Author Topic: Dickert on Antiques Road show some years back.  (Read 2928 times)

Offline Dphariss

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Dickert on Antiques Road show some years back.
« on: August 27, 2018, 05:32:36 PM »
I don't know if this has been posted before or not. The front trigger on this rifle is interesting.
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https://www.pbs.org/video/antiques-roadshow-appraisal-jacob-dickert-pennsylvania-rifle/
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Re: Dickert on Antiques Road show some years back.
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2018, 05:34:39 PM »
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.

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Re: Dickert on Antiques Road show some years back.
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2018, 05:45:15 PM »
Thanks for posting that.  A beautiful rifle.

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Re: Dickert on Antiques Road show some years back.
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2018, 08:08:01 PM »
Front trigger is odd. Great looking rifle. Fantastic color
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Re: Dickert on Antiques Road show some years back.
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2018, 10:34:45 PM »
Interesting.
I know of an 1820-ish rifle signed WW with that same scaly charcoal blue color on the barrel.
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Re: Dickert on Antiques Road show some years back.
« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2018, 12:08:01 AM »
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!
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Re: Dickert on Antiques Road show some years back.
« Reply #6 on: August 28, 2018, 12:17:07 AM »
Beautiful carving, architecture and furniture, those triggers are styling. J. Dickert did some fine work.

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Re: Dickert on Antiques Road show some years back.
« Reply #7 on: August 28, 2018, 05:05:20 PM »
 Are the set triggers unusual for the time frame?

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Re: Dickert on Antiques Road show some years back.
« Reply #8 on: August 28, 2018, 05:37:59 PM »
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.
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Re: Dickert on Antiques Road show some years back.
« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2018, 08:41:59 PM »
 :(

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

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Re: Dickert on Antiques Road show some years back.
« Reply #10 on: September 21, 2018, 05:30:20 AM »
Onw also has to consider whether the original appraisal was overly optimistic. 
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Re: Dickert on Antiques Road show some years back.
« Reply #11 on: September 21, 2018, 06:40:03 PM »
[quote author=WElliott
Onw also has to consider whether the original appraisal was overly optimistic. 
Most of the time!!
« Last Edit: September 21, 2018, 06:50:13 PM by jdm »
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Re: Dickert on Antiques Road show some years back.
« Reply #12 on: October 20, 2018, 01:49:19 AM »
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.