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19RH-77 AMERICAN MUSKET

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:240.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,600.00 USD
19RH-77 AMERICAN MUSKET
American assembled flintlock musket with reddish colored stock possibly cherry wood. Measures 6” overall with a 44” barrel in approximately .69-70 caliber smoothbore. Long brass ramrod pipes and iron French 18thcentury trigger guard with swivel in front of the bow. Small proofs at the left rear of breech that may be French and the back portion of the barrel goes from round to octagon in French and German style. The steel side plate is also French style as is the lock and a small “J” inspection at the center of side plate. The butt plate is steel secured by 2 screws and also has a “Frenchy” look. The touch hole is oversized to workwith this lock. A crude ramrod with large round head of the period is included. The stocking is definitely American with sharp point to comb and bulbous swell around the rear ramrod Ferrell. Circa Revolutionary Warto War of 1812. (Antique) Est.: $800-$1600