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American Indian Trade Musket

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Firearms & Armory Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD
American Indian Trade Musket
Auction Location:

16600 Aston Street
Irvine, CA
American Indian Percussion Trade Musket, by Barnett, London, NSNV, approx. .66 cal., 41'' barrel, brown barrel and sideplate, carved full-length walnut stock with ramrod, marked ''1878'' with original fox in tombstone over ''IB'' proofmark to sideplate as similar to Hudson Bay guns. (See Page 195 of ''Firearms of the Fur Trade'', by Hanson.) Cast brass sideplate shows serpentine motif. Condition is very good with evenly toning brown barrel. Stock shows light general overall scuffs, scratches and small dings, with five-screw brass buttplate. Large cast triggerguard shows light surface pitting. Est.: $1,200-$1,800.