An 1802 dated U.S. Model 1795 Springfield Type I flintlock musket
The 45 inch .69 caliber barrel with bayonet lug fore-sight; breech marked US and with oval cartouche with eaglehead and P. Flat, beveled lockplate with eagle over US in front of cock, the tail with Springfield in an arc; interior marked SN. Furniture of standard pattern, the triggerguard of early style with long, slender finial, the buttplate finial dated 1802. Walnut stock, the counterplate flat with no signs of US cartouche; right side of buttstock stamped G G P in 1/2" block letters.
Condition: Very good. Metal showing heavy brown patina overall; breech with light pitting; generally very sharp markings, the eagle on the lockplate somewhat worn. Wood with scattered light marks and showing restoration around the lockplate and barrel tang.
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