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SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1840 MUSKETOON US

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1840 MUSKETOON US
FLINTLOCK. Cal. 69. NSN. Bbl. 26" round w/ bayonet stud & smooth bore. Breech end is marked V / P / eagle's head. Bbl. band mounted brass blade front sight. Springfield marked lock is dated 1840 behind hammer w/ eagle over US forward of hammer. Lockplate is smaller than the standard musket lock, being 5 1/8" long & 1 3/16" high. Hammer has heart-shaped opening. Inside of lockplate is marked "H" Trigger guard plate measures 9 3/4". 2 band fastened walnut stock w/ iron fittings & trumpet tipped ramrod. LOP: 12 7/8" over iron musket buttplate. Left ear of stock has partially visible illegible cartouche. Stock forward of buttplate peak is stamped "59". This example is similar to the model 1840 musket, but w/ smaller proportions. Flayderman 9th Edition, page 558 claims "it is strongly believed that this model was never produced beyond the 'model' marked pre-production pieces". UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: metal tag marked "F. W. ROEBLING III / COLLECTION / TRENTON, N. J. / 167". CONDITION: metal has cleaned gray appearance reacquiring a spotted tarnish. Stock has age darkened finish showing numerous scratches, marks & small dents w/ cracks & chips around both sides of the top tang. Sound lock. Good bore. PROVENANCE: The Collection of Edward Scott Meadows. (01-24736/DS). ANTIQUE. $4,000-6,000.