GUN FALL 2016
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 4, 2016.
MODEL 1763 US SURCHARGED CHARLEVILLE REVOLUTIONARY WAR MUSKET.CHARVILLE1763NSN74 calCal. 74. Standard 1763 Charleville musket with US surcharged lock. There is a brand on left side of buttstock "IN", probably for American who repaired this gun for continued use. George D. Moller in his text American Military Shoulder Arms Vol I lists a possible candidate as John Nicholson who was a known Continental Contract Armorer and also repaired guns in Philadelphia, post-Revolution. The "IN" marking appears quite similar to the "IP" of Joseph Perkins who also contracted in the same time periods on same guns. CONDITION: Gun appears overall orig, though sideplate appears to be restoration. Metal pitted, cleaned and re-colored. 37-5/8" rnd bbl with barely discernible traces of markings at breech. Bayonet lug missing. Stock sound, refinished with crack between front bands, old carved initials, "V" & "IN" surcharges weak but discernible. 50971-1 JS (6,000-8,000)