RARE EARLY BANANA LOCK 18TH CENTURY MUSKET.

SN NSN. Cal. 70. Overall 59-1/2″ with 42-3/4″ rnd unmarked smooth bore bbl. This musket is stocked in American walnut wood and the butt would appear to be a transition style between the Connecticut and Hudson River styles. The heavy butt is 5″ high x 1-7/8″ wide and the blacksmith made buttplate has a unique 5″ long tang. The French style trigger guard also appears to be American blacksmith made. There is no rear ramrod pipe and the remaining two pipes appear to have been borrowed from other guns and are not identical. There is English shell style relief carving to the rear of the bbl tang. The large Dutch style convex banana shaped flintlock is 7″ long. The lock has no sideplate. CONDITION: Average. There is 3″ of forend missing at the muzzle. The pan of the lock and breech under the bbl have heavy rust. The lock needs adjustment and the hammer screw is very loose. 4-51566 RG115 (4,000-6,000) – Lot 2567

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014

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
	2567	$4,130.00	RARE EARLY BANANA LOCK 18TH CENTURY MUSKET. SN NSN. Cal. 70. Overall 59-1/2″ with 42-3/4″ rnd unmarked smooth bore bbl. This musket is stocked in American walnut wood and the butt would appear to be a transition style between the Connecticut and Hudson River styles. The heavy butt is 5″ high x 1-7/8″ wide and the blacksmith made buttplate has a unique 5″ long tang. The French style trigger guard also appears to be American blacksmith made. There is no rear ramrod pipe and the remaining two pipes appear to have been borrowed from other guns and are not identical. There is English shell style relief carving to the rear of the bbl tang. The large Dutch style convex banana shaped flintlock is 7″ long. The lock has no sideplate. CONDITION: Average. There is 3″ of forend missing at the muzzle. The pan of the lock and breech under the bbl have heavy rust. The lock needs adjustment and the hammer screw is very loose. 4-51566 RG115 (4,000-6,000) – Lot 2567 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 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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RARE EARLY BANANA LOCK 18TH CENTURY MUSKET.