This carbine is pictured and discussed on pages 261-264 of "American Military Shoulder Arms, Volume I: Colonial and Revolutionary War Arms" by George Moller and has his small "GDM" collection mark by the toe. He states: "This British horseman's carbine was made early in the 18th century during the reign of Queen Anne. It represents an early use of cast brass furniture." It has a rounded blade front sight, "C.O" on top at the breech, "69" on the left at the breech, "12" and some simple engraving on the barrel tang, Queen Anne's cipher at the center of the convex "banana" lock plate and "T/GREEN/11" (Thomas Green, 1711) at the tail, a serpentine side plate with scroll rear finial, 10 inch iron sling bar with sling ring on the left, and the nearly full-length stock has the bulbous section at the ramrod entry point, a raised "plateau" around the barrel tang, "16" by the rear of the trigger guard, "IL" on the left side of the butt, and a storekeeper mark on the butt. Moller indicates "VII" is cut in the barrel channel, underside of the barrel, and on the mainspring and "XI" is on the lock and underside of the barrel. Provenance: The George Moller Collection