COMMERCIAL ENFIELD RIFLE MUSKET.

COMMERCIAL ENFIELD RIFLE MUSKET. Cal. 58 Smoothbore. Commercial rifle musket that has apparently been reamed out to be used as a fowler. It has a 39” bbl with square base front sight/bayonet lug, fixed rear sight and 1-pc stock secured with 3 pins. It has a typical brass Enfield nose cap and has 2 brass guides and brass nose pipe along with a brass military style trigger guard and buttplate. The lockplate is marked with a crown behind the hammer and the date 1862 over “TOWER” in front of the hammer. It has the commercial “25” code stamps at the breech end of the bbl. There is a spliced repair on both sides of the forestock. CONDITION: About good. Bbl retains a cleaned gray patina with scattered spots of light pitting and several vice marks. Heavily pitted around the nipple area. Brass retains a dark mellow patina, the stock has some damages along the ramrod and bbl channel and along the forestock, otherwise is sound with a fine hand rubbed patina. Replacement ramrod. Good mechanics, pitted bore. 4-52305 JR140 (500-1,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2004

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
	1167	$862.00	COMMERCIAL ENFIELD RIFLE MUSKET. Cal. 58 Smoothbore. Commercial rifle musket that has apparently been reamed out to be used as a fowler. It has a 39” bbl with square base front sight/bayonet lug, fixed rear sight and 1-pc stock secured with 3 pins. It has a typical brass Enfield nose cap and has 2 brass guides and brass nose pipe along with a brass military style trigger guard and buttplate. The lockplate is marked with a crown behind the hammer and the date 1862 over “TOWER” in front of the hammer. It has the commercial “25” code stamps at the breech end of the bbl. There is a spliced repair on both sides of the forestock. CONDITION: About good. Bbl retains a cleaned gray patina with scattered spots of light pitting and several vice marks. Heavily pitted around the nipple area. Brass retains a dark mellow patina, the stock has some damages along the ramrod and bbl channel and along the forestock, otherwise is sound with a fine hand rubbed patina. Replacement ramrod. Good mechanics, pitted bore. 4-52305 JR140 (500-1,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2004 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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