3337 REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD PENNSYLVANIA AREA MILITIA

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This item SOLD at 2021 May 23 @ 15:14UTC-04:00 : AST/EDT
Category Firearms & Military
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 1,250.00 USD
Estimated at 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD
MUSKET W/ STRIKING CURLY MAPLE STOCK. Cal. 78. NSN. 42" Bbl. salvaged from a Brown Bess musket has Birmingham proofs at top rear. Lg. slightly arched flintlock has somewhat rounded plate & is fitted w/ rounded inset pan, bridled frizzen & feather spring w/ spear finial. Rnd. bodied serpentine cock is gracefully shaped. Interior of lock is stamped w/ the initials "IWK" (possibly Jacob Kuntz). Brass furniture was also sourced from a Brown Bess musket. Sideplate is of later flat type. Stock is made from a dramatic piece of tiger maple & is shaped w/ attractive swoop to toeline. CONDITION: iron parts are mostly dark brown patina w/ considerable pitting and metal loss at breech end of bbl. around touch hole, which was bushed during period of normal use. Frizzen is a later cast replacement. Brass furniture is toned to a dark yellow/brown. Stock was probably refinished many years ago & retains considerable amount of newer oil finish. Lock is operable. PROVENANCE: The Estate Collection of Gary Parietti. (01-19080/MGM). ANTIQUE. $2,500-3,500.