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2679
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$2,012.50
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AMERICAN STOCKED 18TH CENTURY MUSKET. 80 Cal. 43″ long bbl. Bayonet lug set back 1-7/8″ on top of bbl. Left side of breech marked “SH”. Flat lock plate marked in front of the cock with a large anchor with “NH” neatly on either side of the anchor. Brass mounted furniture including trigger guard, 3 step butt plate, escutcheon, short land pattern side plate, 4 rammer pipes and a nose cap. Gun is stocked in the pattern of a short land musket having a high comb and beaver tail carving around the bbl tang. CONDITION: Metal very dark showing its age and pitting commensurate with use. Also has about a 3/16″ diameter hole near tail of lock put in during its working life. Stock shows evidence of having been blackened at one time now worn thin by handling. 4-35900 (4,000-6,000)
Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 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. |