SCARCE REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD MILITIA USED CLUB BUTT FOWLER

SCARCE REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD MILITIA USED CLUB BUTT FOWLER SN NSN. Cal. 70. Heavily Dutch influenced fowler with 42” rnd bbl, 57-1/2” overall, with bayonet lug at top of muzzle & forestock reduced in length to accommodate bayonet. It has a reinforced breech area with a British style tapered tang. It has an import lock 5” x 1”, slightly curved with a short teat at rear and bridled frizzen with flat side, bevel-edged gooseneck hammer. There is a vertical groove at rear edge. Mounted in a 1-pc cherry stock with brass furniture having three guides containing a very old homemade hickory ramrod with a brass band at tip. Made without sideplate and has an 11” long trigger guard with finger rest and a 1-1/8” wide swell in trigger bow with incised lines and engraved leaves. The two front tang screws are missing and it has an old hand forged staple to secure front end and has a museum number in ink. There is a forged repair back of rear screw hole with breaks in bottom tang. It has a short thick buttstock with fluted comb & a smooth brass buttplate with stepped top tang that has an engraved end and an old rosehead nail securing tip. Trigger is hand forged and rather wide with a full curl at tip. CONDITION: Good. Iron retains a very dark brown patina with moderate pitting. Brass has a medium to dark patina with ramrod guides showing heavy wear with some losses. Buttplate is worn through at heel with nails holding it together. Stock has several grain checks in butt with chips & cracks elsewhere and retains most of an old restored finish. There is heavy burnout behind pan. Mechanics are fine. 4-32711 JR560 (1,500-2,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007

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
	1575	$1,725.00	SCARCE REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD MILITIA USED CLUB BUTT FOWLER SN NSN. Cal. 70. Heavily Dutch influenced fowler with 42” rnd bbl, 57-1/2” overall, with bayonet lug at top of muzzle & forestock reduced in length to accommodate bayonet. It has a reinforced breech area with a British style tapered tang. It has an import lock 5” x 1”, slightly curved with a short teat at rear and bridled frizzen with flat side, bevel-edged gooseneck hammer. There is a vertical groove at rear edge. Mounted in a 1-pc cherry stock with brass furniture having three guides containing a very old homemade hickory ramrod with a brass band at tip. Made without sideplate and has an 11” long trigger guard with finger rest and a 1-1/8” wide swell in trigger bow with incised lines and engraved leaves. The two front tang screws are missing and it has an old hand forged staple to secure front end and has a museum number in ink. There is a forged repair back of rear screw hole with breaks in bottom tang. It has a short thick buttstock with fluted comb & a smooth brass buttplate with stepped top tang that has an engraved end and an old rosehead nail securing tip. Trigger is hand forged and rather wide with a full curl at tip. CONDITION: Good. Iron retains a very dark brown patina with moderate pitting. Brass has a medium to dark patina with ramrod guides showing heavy wear with some losses. Buttplate is worn through at heel with nails holding it together. Stock has several grain checks in butt with chips & cracks elsewhere and retains most of an old restored finish. There is heavy burnout behind pan. Mechanics are fine. 4-32711 JR560 (1,500-2,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007 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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