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Lot 320: Two Brown Bess Style Flintlock Muskets

Auction Location: Rock Island, IL

Auction Date: October 4, 2023

Lot 320: Two Brown Bess Style Flintlock Muskets

Auction Location: Rock Island, IL

Auction Date: October 4, 2023

Estimated Price: $1,400 - $2,250
Price Realized:
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A) Unmarked Brown Bess Style Musket

Manufacturer: European
Model: Flintlock
Type: Rifle
Gauge: 75
Barrel: 45 1/2 inch round
Finish: brown
Grip:
Stock: walnut
Item Views: 957
Item Interest: Active
Serial Number:
Class: Antique
Bore Condition: Very Dark - Heavy pitting throughout
Rating:

OE - GOOD - some minor replacement parts; metal smoothly rusted or lightly pitted in places, cleaned; principal lettering, numerals and design on metal legible; lightly scratched, bruised or minor cracks repaired; in good working order.

WW - WOOD IS WORSE FOR THE PERCENT FINISH RATING GIVEN

Description:

Circular brass collection tag marked "WELLER/COLLECTION/PRINCETON,N.J./299" hanging from the trigger guard. John "Jac" Weller was an All-American guard on the Princeton football team in 1935, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1957, owned real estate and insurance businesses in Princeton, and was appointed an honorary curator of the West Point Museum during the 1960s. Provenance: The John "Jac" Weller Collection; Property of a Gentleman

B) British Tower India Pattern Brown Bess Musket

Manufacturer: British
Model: Flintlock Musket
Type: Rifle
Gauge: 75
Barrel: 38 inch round
Finish: brown
Grip:
Stock: walnut
Item Views: 957
Serial Number:
Class: Antique
Bore Condition: Very Dark - Heavy pitting throughout
Rating:

OE - GOOD - some minor replacement parts; metal smoothly rusted or lightly pitted in places, cleaned; principal lettering, numerals and design on metal legible; lightly scratched, bruised or minor cracks repaired; in good working order.

WW - WOOD IS WORSE FOR THE PERCENT FINISH RATING GIVEN

Description:

"TOWER" marked at the tail of the lock and a crown at the center. "JGH to DGH 1835" carved in the right of the stock. Includes a socket bayonet with reproduction leather scabbard, and a reproduction white leather sling.

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