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LOT 3232
Fine Revolutionary War Era British Short Land Pattern Brown Bess Flintlock Musket with Bayonet - NSN, 75 cal., 42 inch round bbl., bright finish, walnut stock. This musket is the Pattern 1777 variation of the Short Land Pattern. These muskets were introduced during the American Revolutionary War and were the primary arms of the Royal
LOT 3233
1779 Dated East India Company Flintlock “Brown Bess” Style Fusil with
1786 Stock Carving and Bayonet - NSN, 69 cal., 37 1/4 inch round bbl., bright finish, walnut stock. This light infantry or artillery style fusil is essentially a lighter version of the famous Brown Bess musket and was made by
John Twigg in 1779 for the East India Company. The lock has “1779” and the East India Company “4/V/EI/C” heart logo on the tail and “TWIGG” signed at the center, a small “W” mark under the pan, and “NI” on the inside. The barrel similarly has the heart logo and then
dark pitting. The stock is also very good and has mild overall wear, some minor thin cracks, and legible markings. Mechanically fine. Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000
LOT 3234 “EDGE/1762” British Long Land Pattern Brown Bess Flintlock Musket - NSN, 75 cal., 45 5/8 inch round bbl., blue/brown finish, walnut stock. The lock on this musket is marked “EDGE/1762” on the tail and has the Georgian cipher at the center. The wrist escutcheon has a “C/4” marking. The barrel has a block front sight that doubles as the bayonet lug. The furniture is brass. These Long Land Pattern muskets were used through much of the 18th century across the British Empire, including in both the French & Indian War and
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Army from the late 1770s until the introduction of the India Pattern. This example was manufactured c. 1777-1785 and has “P/54” inscribed on the top of the barrel and on the wrist escutcheon. The barrel also has the standard combination bayonet stud/front sight, Ordnance proofs, a “crown/4” mark by the vent, and what appears to be a “*/TH” contractor on the left at the breech. “WD” is stamped just to the rear of the side plate on the left stock flat, and additional markings are stamped on the right side of the butt and just to the rear of the trigger guard tang. The lock has the standard Georgian cipher and “TOWER” markings along with double
line borders and a “crown/broad arrow” stamp below the priming pan. The cock spur has the 1777-1785 profile. The musket is complete with a button head ramrod marked “P/31”, a socket bayonet, a reproduction black leather scabbard, and reproduction buff leather bayonet baldric and sling. CONDITION: Fine with mix of silver-gray and gray patina on the iron, some oil staining and light oxidation/pitting, aged patina and verdigris on the brass, and mild overall wear. The re-oiled stock is very good and has some slivers absent, general dents and strike marks of the type associated with combat use, and some minor cracks. The bayonet is fair with heavy pitting. The reproduction leather sling is fine with mild wear. Mechanically excellent. Provenance: The Cranford Dalby Collection. Estimate: 5,000 - 7,500
“TWIGG 1779” and has London proof and view marks flanking “crown/IT” on the left at the breech. The stud front sight is also the bayonet lug for the appropriately scaled down socket bayonet. The stock has the heart logo followed by “MW Iunr 1786” (January 1786) on the right side of the comb, what looks to be “AC” or “DC” behind the trigger guard tang, and George Moller’s “GDM” collection mark discretely by the toe. A black leather sling is fitted to the sling swivels. CONDITION: Very good with a mix of gray and brown patina on the lock and barrel, relined vent, repaired neck of the cock, broken rear sling swivel, natural aged patina on the brass furniture, and mild overall wear. The bayonet is good and has mottled gray patina and
American Revolution. This example dates to the latter part of the French & Indian War and larger Seven Years’ War. CONDITION: Fair overall with attractive aged patina on the brass furniture, mix of dark brown patina and applied blue finish on the iron, oxidation, reconverted lock, spliced repairs in the stock, and general moderate overall wear suggesting this musket had a long and eventful service life. Mechanically fine. Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000
LOT 3235 Revolutionary War Era British Brown Bess Short Land Pattern Flintlock Musket - NSN, 75 cal., 42 inch round bbl., brown finish, walnut stock. The legendary Short Land Brown Bess (aka Second Model) along side the earlier Long Land Brown Bess (aka First Model) were the standard British infantry muskets of the American Revolution. This musket is the Pattern 1777 (Short Land, New Pattern, Type 2) variation manufactured c. 1777-1782 during the Revolutionary War. The barrel has the standard combination bayonet stud/front sight, Tower proofs and a “crown/6” mark by the vent. The lock has the standard Georgian cipher and “TOWER” markings. Button head ramrod. CONDITION: Good with brown and gray patina with light to moderate pitting and wear on the iron, refaced frizzen, bushed vent, well-worn muzzle, and golden aged patina on the brass. The refinished stock is also good with dents, chips, spliced forend and additional repairs, scratches, and some cracks. Mechanically fine. Estimate: 3,000 - 4,500