REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD IMPORTED MUSKET.

REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD IMPORTED MUSKET. Cal. 79. 42″ bbl marked on left side of breech with raised “SS” in a sunken cartouche. Has baluster turnings at the breech. Lockplate is unmarked except for a small “US” stamped in 3/16″ high letters behind the cock. Pin-fastened and a direct copy of the Short Land New Pattern Brown Bess, having 4 brass rammer pipes, triggerguard with an acorn finial at the front, 3-stepped buttplate tang, escutcheon plate secured with a screw through the center, and a 5-3/4″ flat sideplate having a tail. Origin of these muskets is known to be European, and this gun is amongst a very small group of muskets known to be in America by the end of the Revolutionary War. Several are known with Maryland and Connecticut associations. This is the opportunity for a collector of Revolutionary War arms to own one of the very few specimens that were known to be here during the war. CONDITION: Very Good. 5-1/2″ crack on left side of forend but no wood missing. Minor dents from handling over the years. No wood losses of note. Showing minor pitting around touch hole and medium pitting on lockplate surface. 4-32173 (12,500-14,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2008

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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	1618	$0.00	REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD IMPORTED MUSKET. Cal. 79. 42″ bbl marked on left side of breech with raised “SS” in a sunken cartouche. Has baluster turnings at the breech. Lockplate is unmarked except for a small “US” stamped in 3/16″ high letters behind the cock. Pin-fastened and a direct copy of the Short Land New Pattern Brown Bess, having 4 brass rammer pipes, triggerguard with an acorn finial at the front, 3-stepped buttplate tang, escutcheon plate secured with a screw through the center, and a 5-3/4″ flat sideplate having a tail. Origin of these muskets is known to be European, and this gun is amongst a very small group of muskets known to be in America by the end of the Revolutionary War. Several are known with Maryland and Connecticut associations. This is the opportunity for a collector of Revolutionary War arms to own one of the very few specimens that were known to be here during the war. CONDITION: Very Good. 5-1/2″ crack on left side of forend but no wood missing. Minor dents from handling over the years. No wood losses of note. Showing minor pitting around touch hole and medium pitting on lockplate surface. 4-32173 (12,500-14,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2008 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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