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LOT 1254 British Flintlock Light Musket/ Fusil with Bayonet - NSN, 67 cal., 37 1/4 inch round bbl., brown finish, walnut stock. The consignor noted this light musket or fusil as dating to the 1770s. It is generally built similarly to the New Land Pattern muskets but has lighter overall construction, smaller caliber, and
commercial markings. These are believed to have been made primarily for the export market. The smoothbore barrel has a
small bayonet lug that doubles as the front sight, an approximately .67 caliber bore, Tower private
proof marks, and what appears to be “NRCo” on top of the barrel towards the breech end. The rounded lock has St. Edward’s crown without the “GR” found on government contract muskets, a double line border, and “GRICE” with a ornate tail on the “R” vertically at the tail, and the inside is marked “WG” below the pan. William Grice (1715- 1790) was a prominent gunmaker and ordnance contractor based in Birmingham. He designed the Pattern 1776 Infantry Rifle. The furniture is brass and
includes a flat side plate and escutcheon, the latter with visible tail end of the screw that passes up through the wrist. The stock has a sheet brass forend band, and the four ramrod pipes hold an iron ramrod. A two letter mark is stamped by the trigger guard tail (appears to be “IM”). A c. 1814-1815 “KW&A” (Ketland, Walker & Adams) socket bayonet is included. CONDITION: Very good with an applied varnish mixed with dark patina on the lock and barrel, attractively aged patina on the brass, and general mild wear. The stock is also very good and has some small chips, a few hairline cracks, scattered scrapes and dings, and general mild overall wear. Mechanically fine. The bayonet is fine and has dark brown patina and mild wear. Provenance: The Greg Lampe Collection.
LOT 1255 British India Pattern Brown Bess Flintlock Musket with Bayonet - NSN, 75 cal., 39 1/2 inch round bbl., brown/bright finish, walnut stock. The India Pattern muskets were the standard issued muskets of the British military in the early 19th century during the Napoleonic Wars. This example has an “1800” dated storekeeper mark on the right side of the but, standard Georgian cipher and “TOWER” markings on the lock, “crown/20” mark by the breech, “crown/14” on the barrel tang, “AR” stamped on the left stock flat, and a pair of unclear stamps by the tail
of the trigger guard. The stock has rather striking figure on the butt. The
included socket bayonet has a “crown/6” marking and what looks like “Worn/X.”
CONDITION: Very good with applied brown on the barrel mixed with patina, mottled gray patina on the lock, aged patina on the brass furniture, and mild overall wear. The stock is fine and has general dings and scratches, a small repaired chip on the right side of the butt, and mild overall age and storage related wear. Mechanically fine.
Provenance: The Greg Lampe Collection.
Estimate: 2,250 - 3,500
Estimate: 4,500 - 7,000
LOT 1256 Fine Durs Egg British Light Dragoon Flintlock Pistol - NSN, 67 cal., 8 7/8 inch round bbl., bright finish, walnut stock. This c. 1770s-90s Light Dragoon pistol from Durs Egg’s shop in London has a smoothbore barrel with London commercial proofs and “D-EGG-LONDON” signed on top. The rounded lock has a goose- neck cock, the Georgian cipher and a “crown/broad arrow” mark below the bridled priming pan, double line borders, and “D=EGG” signed on the tail. The furniture is brass. “WW” followed by “O” or “C” is marked in the ramrod channel, and the wooden rod has a brass tip. CONDITION: Fine with mottled gray and brown patina on the barrel and lock, distinct markings, attractive aged patina on the brass, and mild overall wear. The stock is also fine and has some light dings and scratches, small flakes, a minor crack at the edge by the trigger guard tang, and fairly light overall wear. Mechanical fine. Definitely an attractive example by a well-known maker. Provenance: The Greg Lampe Collection. Estimate: 2,250 - 3,500
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