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THBDiminutive Fowling Piece Made By Dr. Moses Mosman
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63 Fourth Avenue
Cranston, RI 02910
United States
Kevin Bruneau is an antiques aficionado having professionally been involved with antiques since 1992. Being a staple character in the east coast antiques circuit, Kevin originally owned and operated two antique stores from 1992 to 2002. He than elevated his business practice having co-owned and mana...Read more
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LiveApr 9, 2022
Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers is proud to announce our Spring Historic Arms & Militaria auction featuring 300 items for anyone from the beginning collector to advanced collections. Areas of focus include the French & Indian War, American Revolution, Civil War, World War I & II, as well as modern firearm Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers ashle@bruneauandco.com
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- Lot Description
United States,C. 1774
.52 bore, cherry stock with a French-style dropped butt and a graceful Roman nose, raised carving around the barrel tang, lock, and side plate, brass butt plate with engraved foliate designs, oval German silver wrist plate, brass trigger guard with engraved foliate designs, a brass side plate with engraved foliate designs, three brass ramrod pipes, a brass band near the muzzle, a stepped-tail lock with engraved lines and foliate designs on the tail, marked in front of the cock "M/Mofman," an octagonal to round barrel marked on the top flat "Mofes Mofman of Sudbury 1774," with a brass front sight and an iron ramrod. Note: Dr. Moses Mosman was born in Sudbury, Massachusetts on February 22, 1742. While he was a doctor in town, he also built and repaired guns. A bill in the Town of Sudbury records book states that on October 3, 1774, Mosman was paid 1 pound 12 shillings for 9 days working on the guns owned by the town to prepare them for the militia as things heated up between the British and Provincials. According to his account books in the American Antiquarian Society he also repaired many guns for individuals in town. Mosman also took care of Joshua Haynes for a month after he was wounded on April 19, 1775. He was married on April 2, 1775 to Mary Willard in Lancaster, Massachusetts, just days before the outbreak of the Revolutionary War and they had 5 children, the last being his son James, born January 1, 1782. In 1816, Moses wrote his will and it states "I give and bequeath into my beloved son James Mofman/my little gun and all the equipments thereunto belonging." He also left James his "tools for gunwork." On August 16, 1817 Moses died of ulceration of the urethra at 75 years old. The next day, his wife Mary died at 66 "by her own hands." Son James died young in 1819 at 37 years old, and in his 1820 probate is listed a fowling piece that was sold to a J. Jones, as well as, horns and bullet molds. This may be the gun he had received from his father in 1817 after his passing. Dr. Moses Mosman, his wife Mary, and James are all buried in the Revolutionary Cemetery. Copies of all of these records are included in the lot. This gun was displayed in the 1990 Museum of our National Heritage exhibition "Let It Begin Here," as well as the 2007-2012 "Sowing the Seeds of Liberty: Lexington and the American Revolution" exhibition.
Barrel lg. 40 1/8".Overall lg. 56 1/2"
From the collection of the late Charles W. Dee, SR. Concord, Massachusetts.Stock has a few dings, nicks, and some wear from use, lock is reconverted, some light pitting near the breech, the lock functions but doesn't hold on half cock, in overall very good condition and an historic gun.Condition
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