BARNETT CONVERSION NORTHWEST TRADE GUN CHIEFS’ MUSKET.

BARNETT CONVERSION NORTHWEST TRADE GUN CHIEFS’ MUSKET. ca. 1819 CAL. about 60. Fine old chiefs’ musket with 36-1/2″ oct. to round bbl. Small pinched iron front sight, two decorative brass ramrod guides with a replacement ramrod. The breech end of the bbl has various British proofs and a small touch mark, probably a seated fox. The lock plate is marked “BARNETT” and the date 1819 vertically behind the hammer. There is a small circle cartouche on the right side of the buttstock that is indecipherable but probably is a seated fox. The stock has teardrop side panels and a teardrop carving around the top tang. The trigger guard is large and made of smooth iron and the buttplate is smooth brass. The sideplate is a scaled serpent secured with three screws. A similar example appears in “The Northwest Gun” by Charles Henson. CONDITION: Good to very good. The iron retains a dark brown patina with scattered light pitting, heavier around the nipple area and on the lock plate. The wood is sound, apparently missing a band near the muzzle and retains most of a very old refinish. 4-45352 JL266 (2,500-4,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2002

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	718	$5,175.00	BARNETT CONVERSION NORTHWEST TRADE GUN CHIEFS’ MUSKET. ca. 1819 CAL. about 60. Fine old chiefs’ musket with 36-1/2″ oct. to round bbl. Small pinched iron front sight, two decorative brass ramrod guides with a replacement ramrod. The breech end of the bbl has various British proofs and a small touch mark, probably a seated fox. The lock plate is marked “BARNETT” and the date 1819 vertically behind the hammer. There is a small circle cartouche on the right side of the buttstock that is indecipherable but probably is a seated fox. The stock has teardrop side panels and a teardrop carving around the top tang. The trigger guard is large and made of smooth iron and the buttplate is smooth brass. The sideplate is a scaled serpent secured with three screws. A similar example appears in “The Northwest Gun” by Charles Henson. CONDITION: Good to very good. The iron retains a dark brown patina with scattered light pitting, heavier around the nipple area and on the lock plate. The wood is sound, apparently missing a band near the muzzle and retains most of a very old refinish. 4-45352 JL266 (2,500-4,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2002 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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