GUN FALL 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, October 5, 2015.
EARLY IRISH PRE-1ST MODEL BROWN BESS COMMERCIAL TRADE MUSKET. Richard Sinckler Brown Bess NSN 70 This rare 1735 circa longarm was made by Richard Sinckler exhibits 41" brown bbl with London commercial proofs. Early features including unbridled faceted pan, un-reinforced cock, flat 3-screw sideplate, straight pipes and 7" buttplate tang are all typical of European officer's fusils, fowlers and trade guns circa 1750-1760. There were three Richard Sincklers who were all related; Richard I was an early board of ordinance contractor who worked 1715-1730, his son Richard II worked about 1740-1762 and Richard III worked 1765 and later. Due to lack of sling swivels or ability to mount a bayonet; gun is more typical of an early trade gun. The large crown brand over "I" on right side of buttstock we have not seen before and we are not familiar with the crown over "O" on thumbplate escutcheon. This is a very nice example of a very early fowler that has survived with good aesthetics and it would be difficult to find another gun like this over 250 years old that was extant prior to American Revolution. CONDITION: Good to very good overall, orig flint, gun is mechanically operational. Gun appears orig including brass tipped wooden ramrod. Metal overall is brown with pitting. Stock is sound and solid with numerous small nail or tack holes filled with putty on buttstock. Two ramrod pipe retaining pin slots in forestock have also been filled with putty also. There is an excellent 5" repair of replaced wood at muzzle end of forestock which includes replacement of front brass ramrod pipe. 49254-36 JS (10,000-15,000)