Brown Bess Nova Scotia Militia Converted to Percussion
Guns International #: 100483226 Seller's Inventory #: 13655
Category: Antique Rifles - Percussion - Military Rifles - Antique
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Seller: Joe Salter com
Company: Down East Antiques - Joe Salter
Member Since: 9/10/10
First Name: Garrick-March-Jim-Joe
Last Name: Salter
State: New Hampshire
Zip: 03031
Country: United States
Phone: (603) 732-4000
Fax: (603) 732-4200
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Seller: FFL Dealer
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About Us: Joe Salter has been in the Antique and Collector Weapons business for 60 years as both a collector and dealer. Our company is based in Southern New Hampshire and we have had an internet based store front for the past 20 years. We are federally licensed and deal in all types of firearms and related material.
Description:
A 3rd model Brown Bess musket with 39 5/16" barrel. Marked on the lock "Tower" with crown over GR and lock viewer's mark. The conversion to percussion was done with a drum and replacement hammer. The stock is marked 9B-Annapolis M, for "9th Battalion Annapolis (Nova Scotia) Militia" The cheek side has a surplus sale "Broad Arrow in circle" mark. These muskets were militia converted to percussion and then sold as surplus with the advent of cartridge arms. Government proofs at the barrel breech. Fair bore and in interesting piece of Nova Scotia history. The Annapolis militia was created under the Militia Act of 1795 and remained in place until the Nova Scotia Militia was disbanded in the late 1860's. In 1855 the N.S. Assembly ordered the serviceable muskets to be converted to percussion. This piece is an above average example of a proper conversion. So many were "blacksmith" converted where the finest tool in the conversion was a five pound maul. It is unfortunate that in the collecting zeal of the 1960's, many of these converted guns were reconverted back to flint. This is an exceptional example of a government conversion that has survived as such and in excellent condition. Antique
SOLD
Antique: Yes
Manufacturer: British
Model: Brown Bess
Serial Number: NSN
Caliber Info: .69 cal
Gauge Info: .69 cal