AMER WINTER 2018
The live portion of this session begins on Thursday, February 8, 2018.
OUTSTANDING & EXTREMELY RARE PATTERN 1703 DOGLOCK COLONIAL MUSKET.Extremely rare Colonial era Pattern 1703, British long land service musket. Gun is 62" overall with 46", 82 caliber barrel. Gun is properly brass mounted with military proofs on top and breech of barrel. Broad arrow proofs on lock on either side of crown/"AR" cypher. Contractor's mark at tail of lock reads "W / NUTT / 8". No doubt the "8" represents 1708, the date the gun was made. This is an extremely rare pattern that conforms in all specifications as noted by De Witt Bailey in his 2009 text Small Arms of the British Forces in American 1664-1815, pages 24 & 25. Gun appears in remarkably fine condition with just minor restoration and would fill a hole in just about every Colonial collector's chronology of arms as pre-1718 patterns are virtually never seen. SIZE: CONDITION: Very good to fine overall. There is a glued crack repair just forward of lock. Trigger is a well fabricated restoration. The iron ramrod fits well and even though originally wood was prescribed but has matching surface. Iron overall is brown/grey with pitting especially at breech. Vent hole has been wallowed out but is original flint. The "AR" cypher is light. Other markings are well discerned. Front brass ramrod pipe appears replaced. The stock overall is quite sound, solid with good color and hand worn patina. 53001-1 JGS (7,000-9,000)