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BRITISH PATTERN 1756 CARBINE FOR HORSE.

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Firearms & Armory Start Price:3,500.00 USD Estimated At:7,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD
BRITISH PATTERN 1756 CARBINE FOR HORSE.
NSN. .72 Cal. X 37" long bbl marked near breech with "crown/GR/Broad Arrow" over crown/cross septres and front sight set back 2-1/2" from muzzle. 6-1/8" long lock marked under pan "Crown/GR" and Broad Arrow, behind the cock "TOWER" reading in vertical arc. Brass furniture consisting of 3 ramrod pipes, trigger guard, buttplate, escutcheon plate, and side plate are all of Long Land Pattern. Opposite the lock side is a 9-1/2" long steel sidebar with sling ring indicating Calvary use. European walnut stock is 52" long, stocked to the muzzle and is marked with the Ordnance Storekeepers mark right side of buttstock and a Crown number behind the trigger guard indicating made for British regular issue. Carbine retains what appears to be the orig brass tipped wooden rammer. PROVENANCE: See American Military Shoulder Arms, Volume 1, by Moller, pp. 264-265. Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Bbl and lock show a beautiful dark patina. All the brass furniture matches showing even pattern of staining. Walnut stock is in excellent condition with only minor handling marks, a possible forend crack repair 8" long on left side and minor wood erosion around bbl and furniture pins consistent with a gun dating from the period of the American Revolution. 4-50058 PAS8