4383 INTERESTING AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD

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[?]Live Online Auction Starts In 2025 May 11 @ 10:00 (UTC-04:00 : AST/EDT)
Category Firearms & Military
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Start Price 1,250.00 USD
Estimated at 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD
wDUTCH-GERMAN, IRON MOUNTED, FLINTLOCK INFANTRY MUSKET, ca. 1780. Cal .69. NSN. 42" tapered round, sighted, smooth bore barrel has 1-inch octagonal breech section is stamped w/ "K/Shield" (under stock at breech) and marking " I 7 " aft of front sight. Round-faced lock has bridled pan and rounded frizzen, robust swan-neck cock and stamped w/ Henneburg-Suhl "Chicken" / "WK" maker's mark in shield, between frizzen spring arms. 3 spring-retained barrel bands w/ sling swivel), 3 screw unmarked buttplate and original trumpet shaped iron ramrod. Mounted in a full-length walnut stock, nicely fluted wrist and comb, w/ initials "HFI" carved in right side and "S" in left. The butt end under the plate is marked in heavy pencil "B/S". CONDITION: musket shows little evidence of hard battle or field use. Cleaned metal surfaces have aged gray patina with light to moderate scattered pitting. Wood is generally sound and has much of what appears to be an early added finish with no evidence of sanding. Some cracking and losses on left side forestock at middle and front barrel bands. Lock is functional. Bore is very good. (01-26535/WD). ANTIQUE. $2,500-3,500.