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806
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$575.00
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COMPOSITE FLINTLOCK MUSKET. Cal 75. Fine early musket with 41-1/2” Brown Bess style bbl with a German silver front sight. It has a full-length dark walnut stock with Brown Bess style brass furniture, including two ramrod guides and short nose pipe. The trigger guard has provision for a sling wire. The buttplate is also brass with a 3” stepped top tang. The lockplate is marked “Ketland & Co” and it is an old reconversion. The lockplate is secured with two screws through brass oval escutcheons. CONDITION: Very good as noted. Iron retains a smooth even dark brown patina with moderate to heavy pitting around the pan are. Stock has a replaced chip by the top tang. Otherwise is very dark and retains most of an old refinish. Dark bore. 4-50544 JR100 (750-1,250)
Auction: Firearms - Spring 2004 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. |