The lot features an exceptional Haida Northwest Coast Indian carved percussion musket rifle from the 1800’s. Provenance: The piece was owned by the great grandfather of the estate collection and had the carving done by a Haida Northwest Coast Chief in the early 1900’s. The one piece walnut stock is completely carved with a traditional Haida Northwest Coast Indian totem pattern having inlaid eye and other sections of abalone mother of pearl shell. The carving is across both sides, top and bottom as well as the entire section of the foregrip and has a dimensional relief. The carving is likely done by the same hand as the Winchester 1894 Haida Indian Carved rifle sold by our company NAAC in 2017 for $5,700 (w/ bp) as it shows a similar totem figure along the stock with inlaid abalone shell design. The rifle shows a exposed side hammer percussion cap black powder rifle musket with engraved single lock plate and engraving along the large hammer. The trigger guard and ramrod sleeve both appear to be either of a silver or nickel silver content of some sort and are further engraved. The barrel starts with a section of octagon which has several engraved ridges and then has a smooth round front with an underlug and two ram road sleeves. The rifle has a metal crescent butte stock with engraving on the top. The side of the stock has an inspection marked which appears to be “EGUHE”. Overall this could be considered a half stock percussion musket and dates to the 1800’s. Haida or Tlingit carving on firearms is extremely rare with very few examples being brought to the public market with this being one of the only percussion musket’s ever sold. The rifle appears to function in that the hammer pulls back completely, clicking twice and holding, the trigger releases the hammer and presumably fires the gun. The rifle overall measures 50.25”L and has a barrel that appears to be 35.5”L (not including the barrel strap which secures the barrel to the stock. Antique firearm that does not require FFL.