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1804 DATED CONTRACT MUSKET WITH OWNER'S NAME AND

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:600.00 USD Estimated At:1,200.00 - 1,500.00 USD
1804 DATED CONTRACT MUSKET WITH OWNER'S NAME AND

REGIMENTAL MARKINGS. Cal. 69. NSN. Bbl. 41 3/4" w/ "P" & eagle proofs. Unmarked lock. Walnut stock & iron mts. of Charleville style. Buttplate dated 1804. Trigger guard at grip engraved "JOSPEH NICHOL 16R". CONDITION: poor to fair, reconversion. Iron parts dark brown patina. Bbl. converted from drum & nipple. Lock w/ aged cast replacement parts. Stock w/ old surfaces & hand worn patina is chipped & cracked at rear of lock & at top behind tang. Wood along bbl. channel good. Nose cap & sling loops missing. Button head ramrod is new replacement. Pitted bore. PROVENANCE: The Estate Collection of Gary Parietti. (01-19704/JS). ANTIQUE. $1,200-1,500.