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Lot 436*

A Rare 10-Bore Flintlock 1779-S Pattern Short Land Musket For Line Infantry
Circa 1780

29 November 2018, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A Rare 10-Bore Flintlock 1779-S Pattern Short Land Musket For Line Infantry
Circa 1780

With russet sighted barrel and tang, border engraved rounded lock (cock replaced) with 'GR' crowned and 'Tower' across the tail, figured three-quarter stock (some old bruising) with apron around the barrel tang (old chip) and characteristic swelling at the rear ramrod-pipe, the butt cut 'XXVI' and stamped with indistinct marks on one side, regulation brass mounts, sling loops, iron ramrod, and socket bayonet (rust patinated) with blade of hollow triangular blade stamped 'Wooley Deakin & Co.' at the forte, King's proof marks and barrelsmith's mark, probably of Richard 1 Wilson (2)
106.5 cm. barrel

Footnotes

These muskets were supplied by John Pratt between April 1779 and July 1780. See De Witt Bailey. Ph.D., Pattern Dates for British Ordnance Small Arms 1718-1783, 1997, pp. 58, 66 and 67, pls. 62 and 63

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