RARE CURLY MAPLE STOCKED BUCKS COUNTY PA FLINTLOCK REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD FUSIL.

RARE CURLY MAPLE STOCKED BUCKS COUNTY PA FLINTLOCK REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD FUSIL. Cal. .74, 43″ rnd bbl, and an origFrench model 1763 flintlock with Mau Berge markings. Both the flintlock and the bbl have a nice dark brown patina finish. The hardware is brass and the two screw side plate is of the classic Bucks County Pennsylvania style. There is some very well done incised carving around the bbl tang which is also in the Bucks County Pennsylvania style. The side plate and the incised carving are somewhat characteristic of the Bucks County gunsmith Andrew Verner. The fusil has an early European trigger guard. CONDITION: The curly maple stock has a desirable old patinated finish and the well-cared for fusil is generally in very nice orig condition with only the normal signs of usage. There is a small repair using the orig wood above the front of the lock secured with old cut nails at the end of a glued crack on the upper forearm. The flint cock is a good replacement. There is a minor thumb nail chip repair at the toe using the orig wood. The gun may have originally been fitted for a bayonet. 4-40003 RG13 (4,500-6,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010

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
	2531	$5,462.50	RARE CURLY MAPLE STOCKED BUCKS COUNTY PA FLINTLOCK REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD FUSIL. Cal. .74, 43″ rnd bbl, and an origFrench model 1763 flintlock with Mau Berge markings. Both the flintlock and the bbl have a nice dark brown patina finish. The hardware is brass and the two screw side plate is of the classic Bucks County Pennsylvania style. There is some very well done incised carving around the bbl tang which is also in the Bucks County Pennsylvania style. The side plate and the incised carving are somewhat characteristic of the Bucks County gunsmith Andrew Verner. The fusil has an early European trigger guard. CONDITION: The curly maple stock has a desirable old patinated finish and the well-cared for fusil is generally in very nice orig condition with only the normal signs of usage. There is a small repair using the orig wood above the front of the lock secured with old cut nails at the end of a glued crack on the upper forearm. The flint cock is a good replacement. There is a minor thumb nail chip repair at the toe using the orig wood. The gun may have originally been fitted for a bayonet. 4-40003 RG13 (4,500-6,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010 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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