EARLY N. STARR MODEL 1816 TYPE III FLINTLOCK MUSKET.

EARLY N. STARR MODEL 1816 TYPE III FLINTLOCK MUSKET. Cal. 69. Standard contract musket with 42″ rnd bbl that has bayonet lug at the top on the muzzle, split front band with brass sight and two flat bands with sling wire on the middle one. It has an orig buttonhead ramrod in the ramrod channel. It has standard bevel edge lockplate marked in front of hammer “US / N. STARR” with a half sunburst in the middle. Marked vertically behind the hammer “MIDDtn / CONN / 1832” over an 8-pointed flower blossom. Lock has a brass pan with bridled frizzen and a bulbous tip on the frizzen spring. Hammer is standard 1816 pattern with heart shaped cutout. Top of bbl has standard markings of “US / JM / P” and the date “1832” on the tang. Trigger guard & buttplate are of steel with trigger guard of two pieces with sling loop on front post. Buttplate tang is marked “US”. Mounted in a full length 1-pc stock with raised side panels. Accompanied by a British Enfield type bayonet that fits & functions fine. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms Starr produced 15,530 of these muskets in the period 1829-1840. PROVENANCE: Fred B. McDonald Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbl, bands, trigger guard & buttplate have been cleaned to bright metal. Lockplate & hammer retain orig bright finish and remain uncleaned. Stock is sound and retains about all of an old restored finish. Mechanics are fine. Bayonet is mottled gray/brown patina with scattered light pitting. 4-41443 JR268 (2,500-4,000)

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2482	$2,875.00	EARLY N. STARR MODEL 1816 TYPE III FLINTLOCK MUSKET. Cal. 69. Standard contract musket with 42″ rnd bbl that has bayonet lug at the top on the muzzle, split front band with brass sight and two flat bands with sling wire on the middle one. It has an orig buttonhead ramrod in the ramrod channel. It has standard bevel edge lockplate marked in front of hammer “US / N. STARR” with a half sunburst in the middle. Marked vertically behind the hammer “MIDDtn / CONN / 1832” over an 8-pointed flower blossom. Lock has a brass pan with bridled frizzen and a bulbous tip on the frizzen spring. Hammer is standard 1816 pattern with heart shaped cutout. Top of bbl has standard markings of “US / JM / P” and the date “1832” on the tang. Trigger guard & buttplate are of steel with trigger guard of two pieces with sling loop on front post. Buttplate tang is marked “US”. Mounted in a full length 1-pc stock with raised side panels. Accompanied by a British Enfield type bayonet that fits & functions fine. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms Starr produced 15,530 of these muskets in the period 1829-1840. PROVENANCE: Fred B. McDonald Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbl, bands, trigger guard & buttplate have been cleaned to bright metal. Lockplate & hammer retain orig bright finish and remain uncleaned. Stock is sound and retains about all of an old restored finish. Mechanics are fine. Bayonet is mottled gray/brown patina with scattered light pitting. 4-41443 JR268 (2,500-4,000) 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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