FINE HARPER’S FERRY MODEL 1816 TYPE II FLINTLOCK MUSKET.

FINE HARPER’S FERRY MODEL 1816 TYPE II FLINTLOCK MUSKET. Cal. 69. Fine flintlock with 42″ rnd bbl, bayonet lug on top at the muzzle, iron mounted with split front band and integral brass sight. It has two flat bands with the middle having a sling wire and all three bands secured with spring keepers. Trigger guard has a sling wire in the front post. Lockplate is flat with beveled edge & rounded tail and is marked with a small eagle over a small “US” in front of the hammer and “HARPERS / FERRY / 1827” vertically behind the hammer. Top left of the breech end of the bbl is marked with the standard “V / P” / eagle proofs. Mounted in a full length 1-pc walnut stock with raised side panels marked on left side with a legible oval cartouche along with “V / PH” inspectors initials. Sideplate, screws & most visible parts are stamped with a “3”. Hammer is stamped with an “L” and a “V”. Trigger plate is also stamped with an “L”. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms this musket was produced in high quantities with a “National Armory Brown” finish. Large numbers were converted to percussion and today are frequently found reconverted to flintlock. Accompanied by an orig socket bayonet with 16″ triangle blade stamped near the arm “US / TA”. PROVENANCE: Fred B. McDonald Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. All metal is very professionally cleaned bright leaving crisp lines. Lockplate, with its brass pan, was originally left bright and today retains crisp sharp edges. Stock has a repaired wrist otherwise wood is sound with light handling & storage marks and a couple of gouges in the wrist by the lower tang and a bruise on left side panel. Overall retains most of its orig oil finish with a hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp. Bayonet is good to very good. Overall retains a very dark brown attic patina with a few areas of heavy crusty rust. 4-41442 JR269 (4,000-6,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011

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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	2481	$5,175.00	FINE HARPER’S FERRY MODEL 1816 TYPE II FLINTLOCK MUSKET. Cal. 69. Fine flintlock with 42″ rnd bbl, bayonet lug on top at the muzzle, iron mounted with split front band and integral brass sight. It has two flat bands with the middle having a sling wire and all three bands secured with spring keepers. Trigger guard has a sling wire in the front post. Lockplate is flat with beveled edge & rounded tail and is marked with a small eagle over a small “US” in front of the hammer and “HARPERS / FERRY / 1827” vertically behind the hammer. Top left of the breech end of the bbl is marked with the standard “V / P” / eagle proofs. Mounted in a full length 1-pc walnut stock with raised side panels marked on left side with a legible oval cartouche along with “V / PH” inspectors initials. Sideplate, screws & most visible parts are stamped with a “3”. Hammer is stamped with an “L” and a “V”. Trigger plate is also stamped with an “L”. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms this musket was produced in high quantities with a “National Armory Brown” finish. Large numbers were converted to percussion and today are frequently found reconverted to flintlock. Accompanied by an orig socket bayonet with 16″ triangle blade stamped near the arm “US / TA”. PROVENANCE: Fred B. McDonald Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. All metal is very professionally cleaned bright leaving crisp lines. Lockplate, with its brass pan, was originally left bright and today retains crisp sharp edges. Stock has a repaired wrist otherwise wood is sound with light handling & storage marks and a couple of gouges in the wrist by the lower tang and a bruise on left side panel. Overall retains most of its orig oil finish with a hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp. Bayonet is good to very good. Overall retains a very dark brown attic patina with a few areas of heavy crusty rust. 4-41442 JR269 (4,000-6,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011 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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