NORTHWEST PERCUSSION TRADE GUN CHIEFS’ MUSKET BY PARKER FIELD & SONS.

NORTHWEST PERCUSSION TRADE GUN CHIEFS’ MUSKET BY PARKER FIELD & SONS. ca. 1868 CAL. about 60. Beautiful trade musket with 30″ oct. to round bbl, full-length stock, brass ramrod guides containing a brass tipped wood rammer. The breech end of the bbl has various British proofs and what probably was the fox cartouche. The lock plate is marked with the makers’ name over “LONDON” in front of the hammer with the date 1868 vertically behind the hammer and the fox touch mark at the back edge. The sideplate is a scaled serpent secured with three screws. A similar example appears in “The Northwest Gun” by Charles Henson. CONDITION: Very good. The bbl retains an even dark brown patina with scattered rust and widely scattered spots of heavy pitting. Heavy pitting on the hammer and around the nipple area. The wood is sound missing some minor chips around the lock plate and retains most of an old refinish. 4-45355 JL264 (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
	721	$3,162.00	NORTHWEST PERCUSSION TRADE GUN CHIEFS’ MUSKET BY PARKER FIELD & SONS. ca. 1868 CAL. about 60. Beautiful trade musket with 30″ oct. to round bbl, full-length stock, brass ramrod guides containing a brass tipped wood rammer. The breech end of the bbl has various British proofs and what probably was the fox cartouche. The lock plate is marked with the makers’ name over “LONDON” in front of the hammer with the date 1868 vertically behind the hammer and the fox touch mark at the back edge. The sideplate is a scaled serpent secured with three screws. A similar example appears in “The Northwest Gun” by Charles Henson. CONDITION: Very good. The bbl retains an even dark brown patina with scattered rust and widely scattered spots of heavy pitting. Heavy pitting on the hammer and around the nipple area. The wood is sound missing some minor chips around the lock plate and retains most of an old refinish. 4-45355 JL264 (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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