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LOT 171
Revolutionary War Era “Charleville
Pattern” Flintlock Musket - NSN, 69
cal., 44 3/4 inch round bbl., brown finish, walnut stock. French muskets and musket parts were
significant arms for the American Patriots during the American Revolution and remained in wide use into the early 19th century and served as the pattern for
the early U.S. military muskets. This example appears to have been largely built from regulation French components but the barrel is unusual and a
bayonet lug on top near the muzzle, a decorative “beaded” border at the breech end, and “DY76” (1776) and another fainter marking at the breech
on the left. A brass blade front sight is fitted to the rear strap of the upper barrel band, and all three bands are secured with springs as used on the
Model 1766. The lock plate features a French “fleur-de-lis/N” inspection mark and “Charleville.” Sling swivels are mounted to the middle barrel band
and front of the trigger guard. The musket has an iron ramrod with flared tip, and the buttstock has the carved initials “I.G.C.” on the right, perhaps
the initials of a Continental Army soldier issued the musket.
CONDITION: Very good plus with smooth brown patina overall, scratches, dings, scattered oxidation and pitting, replacement swivels (rear loosely fit)
and top jaw and jaw screw, faint but legible “Charleville” marking on the lock, and moderate wear. The stock is good with scrapes, dings, cracks, small
chips, and moderate wear. Mechanically fine.
Estimate: 3,500 - 5,500
LOT 170
Revolutionary War Era French Maubeuge “Charleville” Flintlock Musket - NSN, 69 cal.,
44 3/4 inch round bbl., bright finish, walnut stock. For Revolutionary War collectors the French Model 1766 (aka
Light Model 1763) and Model 1771 muskets are highly sought after as they were used both by our French allies and by the
Continental Army and American militia. The young United States also used many of these muskets in the early national period and
through the War of 1812. The model designation on the barrel tang is not legible on this example, but the barrel is marked “71” at the breech
(1771), and the bayonet lug on the underside of barrel is set approximately 1 7/8 inches back from the muzzle which fits within the Model
1771 pattern described by George D. Moller in “American Military Shoulder Arms, Vol. 1” on page 337. The lock is marked “Me de/Maubeuge”
and has a “crown/C” inspection mark on the outside and “IR/R” on the inside. The side plate has a “crown/B” inspection mark, and “B” is also
marked on the lower two barrel bands and on the lock tumbler. An “H” is marked on the rear of the upper barrel band, the rear trigger guard
finial, and the heel of the buttplate. The buttstock has “BE” carved on the right side and an unclear stamping on the underside just ahead of the toe. Initials carved
on the buttstocks are often attributed to American soldiers during the American Revolution.
CONDITION: Very good with gray and brown patina, mild pitting concentrated at the breech, and general mild overall wear. The revarnished stock is also very good and has some small cracks and flakes, mild scratches and dings,
tape under the rear barrel band to tighten the fit, and mild overall wear. Mechanically fine.
Estimate: 4,500 - 7,000
LOT 169
Historic 55th Regiment Marked British Short Land Pattern Brown Bess Flintlock Musket - NSN, 9 gauge, 42 1/8 inch round
bbl., bright finish, walnut stock. The Short Land Pattern Brown Bess Muskets were one the primary muskets used by
the British Empire in the 18th century and saw considerable use during the American Revolution. This example has
a bayonet lug/front sight on top 2 1/4 inches back from the muzzle, “55 REGT” marked on top followed by Ordnance
proof marks, the Georgian cipher and “TOWER” on the lock, “swan neck” cock, brass mounts, “A/48” (likely representing
Company A gun/soldier 48), and a walnut stock with conjoined “AF” marking carved on the right side of the stock. The
bore measures .80 caliber at the muzzle (approximately 9 bore). The 55th Regiment of Foot served during the French
& Indian War and Pontiac’s War prior to the American Revolution and fought at the battles of Long Island, Princeton,
Brandywine, Paoli, Germantown, St. Lucia, and Brimstone Hill during the Revolutionary War.
CONDITION: Good with a mix of dark brown patina and applied finish on the barrel and lock, moderate pitting at the
breech, some small replacement parts, aged patina on the brass mounts, and general moderate overall wear. The
refinished stock is also good with a splice repair visible at the middle of the forend, additional repairs and cracks, and
moderate dents and scratches. Mechanically fine.
Estimate: 6,000 - 9,000
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