Ketland Chief Grade Indian Trade rifle, very scarce. 45 3/8" barrel that is very clean for the most part with the only pitting c (AL2818)

Ketland Chief Grade Indian Trade rifle, very scarce. 45 3/8" barrel that is very clean for the most part with the only pitting concentrated around the pan. Lock is marked Ketland & Co. with the Boar in a circle towards the rear. Side plate is a Serpentine pattern like the guns illustrated in Jim Gordons book: Great Gun Makers for the Early West, but unlike the guns in the book the side plate is not flat, it has high relief. This gun has the Chief head medallion present in the top of the wrist. Very fine original Chief Grade Indian Trade gun!