EXTREMELY RARE IDENTIFIED FINCH CONVERSION PERCUSSION CADET OR BOYS MUSKET.

EXTREMELY RARE IDENTIFIED FINCH CONVERSION PERCUSSION CADET OR BOYS MUSKET. Cal. about 62. Fine little musket with 35 1/4″ rnd bbl, tiny German silver front sight w/o rear sight. The lock is converted from flintlock using the thimble system. The nipple is broken away and a nail inserted in the hole. The lockplate is marked at the tail “FINCH / NEW / YORK”. Finch was a New York City gunsmith who was in business until 1828. The top of the bbl is stamped “BANCELLS ACADEMY” & has 3 British proofs.(The flint example of Finch’s work is one of the rarest, earliest examples of an American boys musket known). This little musket has all the appearance of a miniature 3rd model Brown Bess musket with typical Brown Bess style ramrod guides & nose pipe with a flat, short serpentine sideplate engraved “45”. The butt has the typical well defined narrow British comb with a brass buttplate with short tang & has a matching finial on the trigger guard. The sling wires are missing and the trigger guard is broken. The wrist has been shattered completely and has a heavy lightly decorated sheet brass repair. It has an oval iron thumb plate. CONDITION: As noted, fair to good. Iron is a dark crusty patina with heavy pitting. Brass is a very dark almost black patina. Ramrod is missing. Aside from the broken wrist there is a crack in front of the lockplate & another below with another crack across the top of the wrist. There are numerous light nicks and scratches & the wood retains a fine hand rubbed patina. Heavily pitted bore. 4-58084 JR516 (1,000-2,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006

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
	31	$1,265.00	EXTREMELY RARE IDENTIFIED FINCH CONVERSION PERCUSSION CADET OR BOYS MUSKET. Cal. about 62. Fine little musket with 35 1/4″ rnd bbl, tiny German silver front sight w/o rear sight. The lock is converted from flintlock using the thimble system. The nipple is broken away and a nail inserted in the hole. The lockplate is marked at the tail “FINCH / NEW / YORK”. Finch was a New York City gunsmith who was in business until 1828. The top of the bbl is stamped “BANCELLS ACADEMY” & has 3 British proofs.(The flint example of Finch’s work is one of the rarest, earliest examples of an American boys musket known). This little musket has all the appearance of a miniature 3rd model Brown Bess musket with typical Brown Bess style ramrod guides & nose pipe with a flat, short serpentine sideplate engraved “45”. The butt has the typical well defined narrow British comb with a brass buttplate with short tang & has a matching finial on the trigger guard. The sling wires are missing and the trigger guard is broken. The wrist has been shattered completely and has a heavy lightly decorated sheet brass repair. It has an oval iron thumb plate. CONDITION: As noted, fair to good. Iron is a dark crusty patina with heavy pitting. Brass is a very dark almost black patina. Ramrod is missing. Aside from the broken wrist there is a crack in front of the lockplate & another below with another crack across the top of the wrist. There are numerous light nicks and scratches & the wood retains a fine hand rubbed patina. Heavily pitted bore. 4-58084 JR516 (1,000-2,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006 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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