In overall very good untouched original flintlock condition. The round, 8 3/4", smoothbore, 74 caliber, band-fastened, unmarked, American-made?, recycled, musket barrel with a smooth gunmetal/brown age patina and a fine touch-hole. Molded and somewhat coarsely carved American walnut fullstock of typical “Trade” design, having a slightly bulbous and heavy, "cane-handle" type grip with simple raised carvings around lock and sideplate mortises. Sheet brass & iron furniture: a rounded finial trigger-guard, an “English Service-type” flat "S" shaped sideplate and a recycled Musket barrel-band with brazed seam and vestige of a removed sling-swivel-stud. The unmarked, flat "American lock with its original gooseneck hammer, bridled powder pan and a matching arrowhead-finial frizzen spring: in mechanically functional order with a strong mainspring. In overall very good untouched original flintlock condition. The barrel with smooth deeply toned surfaces and some light patches of discoloration and oxidation. The lock with a smooth patina, en suite. Very good stock with sharp contours, 85%+ finish, some minor handling marks and expected light abrasions. The hardware with a nicely toned and untouched age patina. A classic example of an American Made flintlock “Trade” Pistol, ca. 1820. The type of “Backwoods” made Pistol sold to American Indians and Frontiersmen. Original wooden ramrod. Overall length 15".
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