FLINTLOCK BALL GUN. Cal. 66. S# 25. The blued 28" swamped octagon barrel is fitted with well filed "V" notch rear and silver bead front sights. A gold poincon at rear of top flat is stamped "MS". Touch hole is silver lined. Case hardened breech iron is engraved with scrolls and floral highlights. 1770's British style lock with serpentine cock, semi waterproof pan, bridled roller frizzen and feather spring with bulbous finial is fitted with backsliding safety. Center of lock is engraved "Silver" (Mark Silver who apprenticed to John Bivins, Jr. is well known for his high quality work). Double beaded trigger guard extends to acorn type finial. Bow, arrow and quiver engraving is on bow. Buttplate engraved "No 25" has shell and scroll engraving on top tang. Sideplate is nicely shaped and engraved to match. Stock of lightly figured European walnut extends to muzzle and is fitted with sliding wood covered patchbox on right side which contains jag and worm. Stock shows classic early styling with handrail comb and very well carved raised shell design around barrel tang. Widely spaced square checkering with dot punched centers to diamonds is around grip. Well carved mouldings along barrel channel end in raised carved acanthus behind thimble. Stock attaches to barrel with three sidebolts without escutcheons and is fitted with sling bail and matching button. A horn tipped rosewood ramrod with steel tail mounts through two beaded pipes and matching thimble.
CONDITION: exceptionally fine, retaining essentially all maker applied finishes on wood and metal with a few bumps and light marks in stock and scratches on sideplate. Gun doesn't appear to have been fired however, there are several flint strikes on frizzen. (01-21980/MGM).
START PRICE: 1,500.00 USD
ANTIQUE. $3,000-6,000.
Lott: 3533
Copy and Photography from Poulin here.
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