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THBAmerican Restocked French Model 1777 Marine Musket
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Cincinnati , OH 45232
United States
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About Auction
LiveSep 12, 2018
This single-owner sale features unique and diverse examples spanning every stage of firearms development from early matchlocks to the closing days of World War II. Cowan's Auctions dawnie@cowans.com
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- Lot Description
.73 caliber, 39.6875" round barrel, secured by three barrel bands. Bright finish, brass and iron furniture, walnut stock. 6.25" slightly rounded flintlock with removable bridled brass pan. Rounded reinforced cock with old replaced top jaw screw, and possibly top jaw as well. Lock bears no legible markings. The gun appears to be a re-conversion to flint. A composite restock of what appear to be mostly French M1777 Colonial & Marine musket parts, with three brass bands, the upper double strapped. The lower is spring-retained, while the upper two are nail retained. Middle band with brass swivel. Sideplate, triggerguard and buttplate are of iron. Stock appears to be cherry with a deep reddish tone and has a semi-Roman nosed profile and somewhat pronounced comb and moderate rail. A lug for an angular socket bayonet is present under the barrel, .9" from the muzzle. An old, trumpet-shaped iron ramrod that is slightly short to be functional is in the ramrod channel. While the consignor's notes suggest this musket was Revolutionary War era American rebuild, it is difficult to confirm that assertion. Overall an interesting composite musket that has certainly been in this configuration for a very long time, but that is impossible to verify as Revolutionary War period and is more likely an example of the early Federal Era musket rebuilding and refurbishment programs undertaken by the fledgling government.
Good. Metal with a deeply oxidized plum brown patina and some scattered pitting, particularly around the breech that suggest time spent used in a percussion configuration. Examination of the breech with a remote camera shows what appears to be a very old welded repair at the breech as part of the re-conversion. The breech plug tang shows old damage, suggesting it was roughly removed at some point in time. A previous owner's social security number is electric penciled into the left side of the barrel. Lock is mechanically functional; bore is dark, dirty and moderately pitted. Stock good with numerous cracks and repairs, particularly around the wrist and lock mortise area.Condition
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