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LOT 3312
Rare Documented 1740 Dated British Long Land Pattern Type I Brown Bess Flintlock Musket with Bayonet - NSN, 80 cal., 45 1/4 inch round bbl., brown finish, walnut stock. This musket is pictured and discussed on pages 215-218 of “American Military Shoulder Arms, Volume I: Colonial and Revolutionary War Arms” by George D. Moller and has his discreet “GDM” collection mark twice near the toe. The “banana” profile lock has the Georgian cipher at the center along with an Ordnance mark and “TOWER/1740” at the tail. The barrel has a bayonet stud/front sight and faint markings at the breech that include “51.” The stock has “E~D” neatly carved on the left side, a storekeeper mark on the right, and a small inspector stamp behind the trigger guard. The furniture is brass. It has a wood ramrod with brass band at the tip, a socket bayonet, and a black leather sling. These muskets were the main British infantry arms of the 18th century.
Being dated 1740, this musket may have seen use in several historically significant conflicts, including the Jacobite Rising of 1745, French & Indian War/Seven Years War, and American Revolution. CONDITION: Good with a dark brown blend of aged patina and applied brown on the barrel, gray and brown patina on the lock which has legible but faint markings, pitting concentrated at the vent, period replaced cock, aged patina on the brass furniture, one loose replacement ramrod thimble, chipped muzzle, and mild overall wear. The stock is also fine and has general mild scratches and dings, a few cracks and chips, and generally relatively mild wear for this model. The bayonet is also fine and has gray and brown patina and minor pitting. Mechanically fine. This is a rare and desirable documented Long Land Pattern Type I musket complete with a bayonet. Provenance: The George Moller Collection. Estimate: 6,500 - 11,000
LOT 3313
Fine British Short Land Pattern Brown Bess Flintlock Musket Marked Griffin with Bayonet - NSN, 79 cal., 42 inch round bbl., bright finish, walnut stock. This French Revolutionary Wars era (1792-1802) commercial musket rather than a Ordnance piece and has London proofs flanking a “*/RW” maker’s mark on the left at the breech and a “TL” (possibly “IL”) followed by two dots and “LONDON” on top. It was likely used by one of the volunteer units raised to defend against a possible French invasion. An over-sized bayonet lug is fitted near the muzzle. The lock is signed “GRIFFIN.” The furniture is brass, and the walnut stock has no visible markings. A leather sling is fitted to the sling swivels and a “35” marked socket bayonet is included. It fits the barrel but not the lug. CONDITION: Fine. It has mostly a crisp silver-gray patina and some slight pitting on the lock and barrel and aged patina on the brass furniture. The markings have been partially recut. The stock is also fine and has smooth finish, light marks and scratches, a couple dents, and relatively minor overall wear. The bayonet is fine with gray and brown patina and minor pitting. Mechanically fine. Provenance: The George Moller Collection. Estimate: 4,500 - 7,000
LOT 3314
Scarce Documented 1761 Dated British Royal Artillery Flintlock Carbine - NSN, 72 cal., 37 inch round bbl., bright finish, walnut stock. This carbine is featured on pages 251 of “American Military Shoulder Arms, Volume I: Colonial and Revolutionary War Arms” by George Moller and categorized as a Type I Royal Artillery Carbine. He notes that some of these carbines may have been captured by the Patriots during the
American Revolution and references a letter written by Benjamin Franklin and dated May 27, 1776, in which he notes 1,000 carbines with bayonets had been captured at sea and landed in Boston. It is signed “IORDAN” and dated “1761” on the lock which also has the engraved Georgian cipher and an Ordnance mark. The barrel has a small front sight that doubles as the bayonet lug, faint “ROYl ARTILLERY” marking on top, and a “flower/RI” maker’s mark on the left at the breech. The stock has brass furniture similar to the Land Pattern muskets but scaled down, and Moller’s discreet “GDM” collection mark is by the toe. It has a later iron ramrod with trumpet head in place of a wooden ramrod and is fitted with a black leather sling. CONDITION: Good with dark brown patina on the lock and barrel, deep aged patina on the furniture, moderate pitting at the breech, and general mild wear. The refinished stock is also good and has the usual scratches and dings, some cracks, repairs in the forend, and smooth finish. The lock slips the full-cock notch but is otherwise fine. Provenance: The George Moller Collection. Estimate: 4,500 - 6,500
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