ATTRIBUTED TO WOLFGANG HAGA OF READING, PA. Cal. 58. NSN. Bbl. 48 5/8". Unmarked full stock flintlock Kentucky rifle attributed to Wolfgang Haga. Unmarked and unengraved lockplate with swan neck cock. Bbl. features a faceted breech, followed by an incised rnd. band, which terminates in a traditional rnd. bbl. Full length maple stock appears to have been lightly sanded and revarnished at one time, featuring relief carved foliate motifs on the left side of the buttstock and over the top of the wrist, stemming from the bbl. tang, with the carving being very similar to No. 75 on Page 202 of "Thought's on the Kentucky Rifle in it's Golden Age", to which Kindig attributes the work to Wolfgang Haga. Stock is fitted with brass hardware, which includes the buttplate, patchbox, sideplate, trigger guard, ramrod ferrules, and nosecap. Patchbox is of the Reading style, with the toeplate design being indicative of Haga's style, with its similarity to the patchbox head. Of the original 4 masters of the Womelsdorf / Reading school, all makers can be identified via existing signed examples, with the exception of Haga, thus the reason that early rifles from the Womelsdorf / Reading school that are unsigned, are usually attributed to Haga. CONDITION: iron components retain a dark gray and brown patina overall, with the bbl. exhibiting dark pitting and corrosion at and around the breech area. Brass components retain a pleasing mellow patina, with some spots of darker discoloration overall. Action holds on cock, half cock, and functions appropriately when cycled by hand. Stock is very good as sanded and revarnished, exhibiting softened relief carving, some losses to the wood around the rear of the lockplate, as well as a chip on the left side on the right front corner of the ramrod channel. A nice example of a Wolfgang Haga attributed flintlock Kentucky rifle. (01-25185/MLW). ANTIQUE. $3,000-5,000.