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MODEL 1808 CONTRACT MUSKET BY JENKS CUT DOWN INTO

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 800.00 USD
MODEL 1808 CONTRACT MUSKET BY JENKS CUT DOWN INTO

NAVAL MUSKETOON CONVERTED FROM PRECUSSION. Cal. 69. NSN. Bbl. 30 1/2". Contract lock marked "JENK'S RI 1812". Original stock shortened. Sling loop added at tail of trigger guard & midway between remaining 2 bbl. bands. Possible contractor's stamp "ST SOPER" over anchor is on side panel. CONDITION: metal parts cleaned leaving gray brown patina over scattered darker pitting. Bbl. converted from drum & nipple. Lockplate w/ new pan, cock, etc. Stock w/ old refinish. Mechanically good. Pitted bore. PROVENANCE: The Estate Collection of Gary Parietti. (01-19696/MGM). ANTIQUE. $500-800.