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BRITISH Antique BROWN BESS Sea Service Musket
Guns International #: 100966204 Seller's Inventory #: 10533
Category: Antique Rifles - Flintlock - Antique Rifles - 1500-1850
Seller's Information
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Seller: AncestryGunsLLC
Company: Ancestry Guns LLC
Member Since: 11/3/16
State: Missouri
Zip: 65203
Country: United States
Phone: (314) 707-7373
International Phone: 314-707-7373
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 1466
Total Number of Listings: 29942
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: Credit Card, Certified Check, Money Order
Description:
BRITISH Antique BROWN BESS Sea Service Musket
England’s Arm for Napoleonic Wars, War of 1812, and EIC
Here we present an antique Brown Bess Sea Service Flintlock Musket, made in England circa 1795. This pattern was used from the end of the 18th Century through the mid-19th Century. They were issued and put on British Naval vessels to repel boarders, for their own boarding parties, and of course for landing parties. These would have served during the Revolutionary War, Napoleonic Wars, and all over the world in the height of British colonialism.
The cock is of the earlier “swan neck” variety. The inside of the lock is marked “WG” and “Crown/2”. “WG” is the maker’s mark standing for William Grice & Son, makers from about 1760-1790. According to Birmingham Cathedral, “Grice’s firm is best known today for supplying the first British rifles for the British army against the American rebels, as he established the “pattern” for the rifles from a German model, then supplied two hundred of the eight hundred rifles supplied in Birmingham by four gunmakers in all.”
The overall condition is fair. The metal parts have been polished back to white, few of the markings survived. The stock has been repaired and has some other cracks. The stock remains sturdy and does not move. The bore is dark and untouched. The action is strong. Here is a very affordable example of a historically significant British long arm!
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 37 inches in length.
Caliber: .75
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$2500
#10533
SOLD
Antique: Yes