Skip to main content
BonhamsSkinner
Search

This auction has ended. View lot details

You may also be interested in

Own a similar item?

Submit your item online for a free auction estimate.

A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
The medals and associate ephemera and uniforms of Arthur Watts, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons
A Pair Of Highland All-Metal Percussion Belt Pistols Signed Paton & Walsh Perth, Mid 19th century
A Silver-Mounted Left-Hand Dagger, probably German, Italian or English Late 16th Century Or Later
FOUR REPRODUCTION CARVED POWDER HORNS/FLASKS.late 20th century.
THREE CARVED COCONUT ITEMS.18th/19th century.
A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE AND REPRODUCTION POWDER FLASKS AND RELATED SPORTING ITEMS.
THREE VICTORIAN ARMS AND ARMOUR DECORATIVE ITEMS.
Previous Lot
Next Lot
AN AMERICAN RESTOCKED BRITISH PATTERN 1777 SHORT LAND SERVICE MUSKET, image 1
AN AMERICAN RESTOCKED BRITISH PATTERN 1777 SHORT LAND SERVICE MUSKET, image 2
AN AMERICAN RESTOCKED BRITISH PATTERN 1777 SHORT LAND SERVICE MUSKET, image 3
AN AMERICAN RESTOCKED BRITISH PATTERN 1777 SHORT LAND SERVICE MUSKET, image 4
AN AMERICAN RESTOCKED BRITISH PATTERN 1777 SHORT LAND SERVICE MUSKET, image 5
AN AMERICAN RESTOCKED BRITISH PATTERN 1777 SHORT LAND SERVICE MUSKET, image 6
Property from the Fort Ticonderoga Museum Collection
Lot 1018

AN AMERICAN RESTOCKED BRITISH PATTERN 1777 SHORT LAND SERVICE MUSKET,
late 18th century.

Historic Arms & Militaria
1 – 10 April 2025, 12:00 EDT
Online, Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts

Sold for US$763.75 inc. premium

Own a similar item?

Submit your item online for a free auction estimate.

How to sell

Looking for a similar item?

Our Arms and Armour specialists can help you find a similar item at an auction or via a private sale.

Find your local specialist

Ask about this lot

AN AMERICAN RESTOCKED BRITISH PATTERN 1777 SHORT LAND SERVICE MUSKET,
late 18th century.

41 1/2 in. round barrel with Tower ordnance proof marks at the breech and trace of a regimental mark on the top; convex lock plate with pointed tail stamped "TOWER" and with stamped crown over "GR" below the pan and crowned broad arrow mark; maple stock; brass furniture including a butt plate with a pointed tang, thumb piece engraved "5/19", trigger guard with acorn finial, flat side plate, three rammer pipes and a nose cap; steel rammer with button head.
Overall lg. 57 1/2 in.

Condition: The musket is coated in a thin layer of varnish, the forward 14 5/8 in. of the barrel has been restored using a smaller caliber barrel section, lock has been reconverted and does not engage in the half or full-cock positions, stock is spliced at the center rammer pipe and has wood restoration at the entry pipe and wood loss at the front of the trigger guard, and wood fill around several pins.

We are proud to present these objects to benefit the acquisition fund of the Fort Ticonderoga Museum. We wholeheartedly support the Fort's mission to ensure that future generations learn from the struggles that shaped our nation.

Additional information

Bid now on these items

A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
The medals and associate ephemera and uniforms of Arthur Watts, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons
A Pair Of Highland All-Metal Percussion Belt Pistols Signed Paton & Walsh Perth, Mid 19th century
A Silver-Mounted Left-Hand Dagger, probably German, Italian or English Late 16th Century Or Later
FOUR REPRODUCTION CARVED POWDER HORNS/FLASKS.late 20th century.
THREE CARVED COCONUT ITEMS.18th/19th century.
A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE AND REPRODUCTION POWDER FLASKS AND RELATED SPORTING ITEMS.
THREE VICTORIAN ARMS AND ARMOUR DECORATIVE ITEMS.