Signed D Sheets, Daniel Hoover Sheets, Union, OH ca 1840

Product Description

This rifle is signed in script on the barrel D Sheets with a decorative motif after the signature. Daniel was the son of Martin Sheets who came to Union in 1808 from Randolph County, North Carolina. The barrel is 42″ and about .38 cal. it has never been cut down or rebreeched. The plain maple stock is in original condition with no losses or repairs; the original surface survives and is near perfect.

I believe the two pieces of brass , one between the hammer and tang, the other in front of the lock are original to the stock placed there by Daniel to prevent the corrosive action of the percussion caps. The lock is original to the rifle and signed J G Stutsman Dayton Ohio; it is in good working condition. It is an attractive rifle in original condition with pleasing architecture.