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COLONIAL PERIOD MILITIA MUSKET.

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Firearms & Armory Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD
COLONIAL PERIOD MILITIA MUSKET.
NSN. .80 Cal. x 45" long unmarked at breech with bayonet lug set back 1-1/2" from muzzle. Touch hole has been bushed. 7-1/8" long banana shaped lockplate unmarked under the unbridled pan. Brass furniture consists of 3 plain rammer pipes. Trigger guard is made of thin iron and lacks buttplate and sideplate. Stock is 56" long and has been missing a butt plate for many years. Overall the entire gun is of very crude workmanship. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: All iron work shows a rich dark patina. Pan area and touch hole has been burned through to inside of lockplate mortise. Stock has many deep scratches and gouges and loss of edges near the metal work and where butt plate should be. Ramrod is a modern replacement. 4-49823 PAS30