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LOT 1115
Documented Revolutionary War Era Prussian Model 1740/73 Flintlock Musket with Bayonet - NSN, 74 cal., 41 inch round bbl., bright finish, hardwood stock. This musket is pictured and discussed on pages 429-432 of “American Military Shoulder Arms, Volume I: Colonial and Revolutionary War Arms” by George D. Moller, and Moller’s “GDM” collection mark is
discreetly marked by the toe. The lock plate is marked “POTSDAMMAGAZ” and “D S E” indicating that it was manufactured under the direction of the firm David Splitgerber Erben under the leadership of Splitgerber’s son-in-laws at the Potsdam Arsenal in 1775-1795. They were the
successors (erben = heir) of Splitgerber & Daum, Prussia’s largest mercantile firm in the 18th century. The wrist escutcheon has the cipher of Frederick the Great further narrowing the production range to 1775-1786. The trigger plate has a “W” mark, and there are some slightly obscured eagle proof marks and an incomplete cartouche on the barrel. It has primarily brass furniture including the distinctively shaped brass ramrod pipes, a Prussian serpentine style side plate, and long, sculpted trigger guard. It is fitted with a nearly full length stock with “cows foot” butt, a long sculpted buttplate tang, and sling swivels with a black leather sling. The barrel is fitted with a brass blade sight on top and bayonet stud on the bottom, and a steel trumpet headed ramrod and socket bayonet are included. CONDITION: Good as reconverted to flintlock configuration with a mix of patina, applied brown, minor pitting, bright brass furniture, and general light wear. The stock is also good and has some cracks and repairs in the forend, mild dings and scratches, and spots of minor flaking. Mechanically fine. The bayonet has mottled dark gray patina and moderate oxidation and pitting. Provenance: The George Moller Collection. Estimate: 5,000 - 8,000
LOT 1116
Documented Pre- Revolutionary War Dutch Type II Flintlock Musket with Bayonet - NSN, 79 cal., 46 inch round bbl., bright finish, walnut stock. This musket is pictured and discussed in “American Military Shoulder Arms, Volume I: Colonial and Revolutionary War Arms” by
George Moller on pages 385-388 and has Moller’s discreet “GDM” collection mark by the toe. He lists it as a Dutch Type II musket and indicates it is probable that this musket was part of the 18,000 muskets purchased by Great Britain in Holland in 1741. He noted previously that some of these muskets may have been shipped to the American colonies during the French & Indian War. Thus, this musket may
have seen use in the French & Indian War and American Revolution as well as subsequent conflicts. It has a bayonet lug on the bottom of the barrel, no front sight, a “wedding” band ahead of the breech section, “C:1001” on top of the barrel at the breech, a flat lock plate with beveled edges and “banana” profile, non-bridled frizzen, no lock markings, brass furniture, “IN” neatly carved on the left side of the butt, black leather sling, and a socket bayonet. CONDITION: Good. The barrel and lock have gray and brown patina and mild pitting. The cock has been repaired, and some of the screws are replacements. There are hints of this musket having had bands on the barrel and stock. The brass furniture has natural aged patina. The stock is fair and has a repaired crack in the lock mortise, some chips and slivers absents, moderate dings and scratches, crack at the toe, fire damage at the butt, and general moderate wear. Mechanically fine. The bayonet has gray and brown patina and is fine with mild wear. Provenance: The George Moller Collection. Estimate: 4,500 - 7,000
LOT 1117
Rare Documented Revolutionary War Era J.G. Erttel of Amsterdam Dutch Four Band Type IV Flintlock Carbine - NSN, 72 cal., 39 1/8 inch round bbl., bright finish, walnut stock. This carbine is pictured and discussed on pages 400-403 of “American Military Shoulder Arms, Volume I: Colonial and Revolutionary War Arms” by George Moller and has his “GDM” collection mark in tiny letters by the toe. The lock is signed “AMSTERDAM” and “J.G.ERTTEL” along the edges above and below the frizzen spring respectively. The younger Johann Georg Erttel (or Ertel) was named for his father, an armsmaker in Dresden. Moller indicates he took over Pierre Joseph Thirion’s shop in Amsterdam when the latter died in 1752. Other sources indicate he did so by marrying Thirion’s widow, Anne, and that
Erttel died in 1794. The ramrod, barrel, and wrist escutcheon are all marked “No 3.” The barrel also has the Amsterdam control mark. The furniture is all brass, and the front band has an integral ramrod pipe. It is fitted with a 19th century black leather sling. CONDITION: Very good with gray and brown patina on the lock and barrel mild pitting concentrated around the vent, aged patina on the brass furniture, and mild overall wear. The stock is fair with a reglued cut visible under the middle band, some cracks and small chips overall, sliver absent from the forend, moderate dents concentrated on the butt, and a smooth oiled finish. The full-cock notch needs repaired. Provenance: The George Moller Collection. Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000
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