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CIRCA 1833 AMERICAN MILITIA MUSKET.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
CIRCA 1833 AMERICAN MILITIA MUSKET.
Cal. 69. NSN. Bbl. 39 1/4". This musket is typical of the plethora of militia muskets produced by town or county gunsmiths throughout the United States. Round barrel with faceted sides featuring a rectangular bayonet lug/sight 1 1/2" back from the muzzle. The breech is stamped "P M (proof) 1833". The lock has an unreinforced cock with engraved foliate decoration on, in front of, and behind the cock. Brass trigger guard, buttplate, oval wrist escutcheon, side plate stamped "N. FRENCH", entry thimble, barrel thimbles, and nosecap. The wooden ramrod has a brass tip and is possibly original to the gun. Walnut stock with checkering embellishments at the wrist. CONDITION: barrel has a dark gray/brown patina, as does the lock. Brass has a very attractive mellow mustard patina. The entry thimble has a period repair. There are minor losses at the toe of the stock and along the barrel channel. Fair bore. (01-24117/BF). ANTIQUE. $1,000-1,500.