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LATE HOLLIS & SONS PERCUSSION INDIAN TRADE FUSIL.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:600.00 USD Estimated At:1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD
LATE HOLLIS & SONS PERCUSSION INDIAN TRADE FUSIL.
Cal. .56 caliber. NSN. 51.25" overall. 36" octagonal to round barrel. Pictured and described on pages 54-55, "THE FUR TRADE", author Milton Von Damm: "This is a late Hudson's Bay Company original percussion Indian trade fusil. This model of Indian Trade Fusil was used by Indians in the Northwest into the 20th century . Isaac Hollis and his sons made guns for the Hudson's Bay Company from 1879 to 1920. The lock is an Enfield musket style percussion type and the lockplate is marked HOLLIS & SONS below the pan and MAKERS TO HER MAJESTY'S WAR DEPARTMENT in a circle at the tail of the lock. The barrel is octagon for the first 8 inches, then round. The tang is rounded at the end, with a screw going down into the trigger plate. The breech has Birmingham proof marks and the number 26 for the size of the bore. The three tear drop designs at the rear of the lock, sideplate and barrel tang are well defined. The brass furniture includes two ferrule shaped ram rod thimbles, a serpent side plate with two screws to hold the lock and a third wood screw at the tail. the trigger guard is iron and has a deep bow. The thick buttplate is fastened with five screws." CONDITION: good to very good. PROVENANCE: Lifelong Collection of author Milton Von Damm. (01-24758/JS). ANTIQUE. $1,200-1,800.