!!!!!PRICE REDUCED!!!!! Ron DeWalt 1/3 Scale Remington Kentucky “Mule Ear” Percussion Sporting Rifle !!!!!PRICE REDUCED!!!!!

!!!!!PRICE REDUCED!!!!!  This is a 1/3 scale Remington Kentucky “Mule Ear” percussion sporting rifle by master miniature maker Ron DeWalt of Michigan.  Ron passed away a few years ago.  14″ long overall with a 8 3/4″ rifled octagon barrel.  Machined steel barrel, lock assembly, rear sight, & screws, all finished in the white.  Brass furniture with the exception of the barrel pins which are steel finished in the white.  Nice ivory fore end cap with a great aged patina!  The rifled barrel is bored complete to the touch hole and the piece is fully functional and shootable given the proper caps, powder, and lead balls.  Dovetailed brass front sight.  Dovetailed steel “V” notch rear sight.  Hickory ramrod with brass ends.  The top of the hammer is stamped “DEWALT”.  The hammer with full cock only.  The top of the barrel stamped “P. & S. REMINGTON”.  The left side of the buttstock with a functional hinged patchbox.  Beautiful highly figured tiger striped maple one piece stock.  Complete with the original DeWalt hinged top case with two swiveling hook latches.  The case bottom is French fit and lined in a blue felt.  The case interior lid is lined is a slightly different color blue silk.  The interior bottom with a rectangular brass plaque engraved “REMINMGTON, PLAINS RIFLE, 1/3 SCALE BY RON DE WALT, #1 OF 3”, in four lines.  The rifle is near mint, except for some expected tarnish to the brass fittings which gives it a great aged period look.  One of the case hook latches is missing a screw, which I will replace if I can find a proper screw.  The case bottom with a rectangular white sticker marked in blue & red ink pen “1/3 scale, by Ron DeWalt, #1 of 3, Stock # 1084.  Ex Kennith Whichard & Rodney Barron collections.  A beautiful and expertly made miniature rifle that is sure to please!  Price Reduced:  $1,650.00.