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LOT 9045:
Cut Down U.S. Model 1842 Musket with Harpers Ferry Lock .69 caliber. 32" round barrel. NSN. Heavily ...
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Start price:
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100
Estimated price :
$200 - $400
Buyer's Premium: 24%
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VAT: 8.875%
On commission only
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Cut Down U.S. Model 1842 Musket with Harpers Ferry Lock
.69 caliber. 32" round barrel. NSN. Heavily oxidized metal, iron furniture, walnut stock. Single shot smoothbore percussion muzzleloading musket altered to shotgun with shortened barrel and stock, all barrel bands removed and an added bead front sight. Lock with a {Spread-Winged Eagle}/US below the bolster and marked in three vertical lines at the tail HARPERS/FERRY/1850. No visible date on the tang, breech with V/P/{Eagle Head} proofs, no additional Harpers Ferry inspections visible on the barrel. No cartouches present. Barrel secured by tang screw only. No sling swivels or ramrod are present.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Condition
Fair. Bore pitted and dark. Metal dark and pitted as well. Lock functional, no nipple present. Wood shortened as noted and with scattered bumps, dings and mars.
