What a rifle!

I caught the fact that lot #109 Pope Rifle #526 and that lot # 139 Five Wooden Schuetzen Rods has what may be it's ramrod. It looks like the descriptions were updated.

If you browse through the auction you will see a bunch of nice single shots  , loading ,reloading tools

Icollector is a good site … just type in what you are looking for in the search bar and happy shopping

sharps4590 wrote on Nov 9^th, 2024 at 7:17pm:


Hello
That is a lube pump for lubricating the bullet before you breach seat or muzzle load it.

I believe it tells you in the description. Livengood?

Quite a few items that should stay with certain guns, but are being sold separate. Which tells me the previous owner isn't around to tell them what goes with what now.

I'd think if the current owner was still alive and had assembled or bought these rifles with certain kits, or accessories with them he would make certain they didn't get separated by the auction house.
I know I have various false muzzles, molds, lube pumps, etc. that are tagged to ensure they have a serial number and info describing what gun they go with. Only one that doesn't is my multi barrel Pope Ballard that is a cased set and all the tools are in the case with it.

I've already been outbid on a couple things, but still ahead on a couple others. Guess we'll see how the dust settles.
Just looked again and I missed all 4 items. 

Only bargain I saw go was the Deluxe Whitney-Laidley Rolling Block that sold for a measly $1400. That was probably worth another $1000 more.

Sometimes you just have to look at a rifle and whatever comes with it and decide if they're right for the rifle. I'd assume in some cases that's not easy; say with a Schoyen rifle that came with a Pope mold for the specific caliber. Could be someone ordered a Pope mold for it, but more likely they'd have bought a Schoyen mold. But if the owner bought a Pope mold later does it mean it shouldn't stay with the rifle? 
When it comes to shooting kits I'd think if everything in a kit matches up with, or can be used with a certain rifle in the collection then it ought to be paired with it when sold. 
I would hope that some things like the group of Pope false muzzles and starters were test fitted to Pope barrels to see if any fit them? Or at least check serial numbers on those to see if they match a barrel?
And the group of ramrods sold together when there are numerous false muzzle Pope, Schoyen, etc. rifles is sad, as I'd bet most if not all went with the rifles at auction. But they got over $500 for the group, and it's about the money more than anything.
This breaking down parts to maximize selling prices might be fine for the heirs, but it sure doesn't do anything to retain the completeness of a gun and tools.

Not bad for a hundred plus year old parts gun. 

Anyone know what the metal shroud around the muzzle of lot 98 Stillmans 78 sharps is?

Maybe but seems like a pretty crude fit.