GUN FALL 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, October 5, 2015.
SECOND MODEL BROWN BESS MUSKET.BROWN BESSSECOND MODELNSN.75Cal. .75, 42" bbl. Musket measures just over 57" overall, with standard second model furniture including flat 6-1/4" side plate, elongated shield escutcheon. There are four ramrod thimble with brass bore end nose cap. The lock is marked "Tower" in a vertical curve behind the cock, Crown and GR cipher is found forward. Bbl has several proofs with no regimental markings. The buttplate is engraved with three sets of marks "15 / script initials / BWA" (15th Reg/British Western Agency ?). This is a representative gun made at the time Revolutionary War was coming to an end. CONDITION: Gun appears to be an old re-conversion as there is glued wood repair inside mortise, below and forward of lock, patina to hammer and frizzen are dissimilar from rest of lock. Stock is repaired at area of rear thimble forward, though some hardware appears original. Metal overall is brown with scattered areas of staining and pitting. Stock is sound as restored. Hammer will not hold on half cock, otherwise mechanically sound. 49254-38 JS (6,000-9,000)