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FRENCH & INDIAN WAR ERA BRITISH FLINTLOCK TRADE FUSIL CIRCA 1760’s.
Guns International #: 101094363 Seller's Inventory #: 27903
Category: Antique Rifles - Flintlock - Antique Rifles - 1500-1850
Seller's Information
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Seller: David Condon, Inc.
Company: David Condon, Inc.
Member Since: 9/24/08
First Name: Britton
Last Name: Condon
State: Virginia
Zip: 20118
Country: United States
Phone: (540) 687-5642
Fax: (540) 687-5649
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 629
Total Number of Listings: 9153
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
5 days
Payment Types Accepted: amex, visa, mastercard and check
Description:
FRENCH & INDIAN WAR ERA BRITISH FLINTLOCK TRADE FUSIL CIRCA 1760’s. 58” o/a with 42” part octagon, part round smoothbore .60 caliber barrel with London proofs at the left breech as well as the “STAR/RW” maker’s proof of Richard Wilson Sr. of the Minories, London. 100% original and in original flintlock configuration (not a reconversion). Has all the original lock parts. Full length maple stock and original wood rod. Brass mounts including the scaled down Brown Bess style trigger guard and butt plate. Large oval silver wrist plate as well as a small silver “heart”. Very old period of use wrist repair using square head nails which is quite handsome and adds a lot of character to the gun. Metal with aged original patina and stock with old handling patina. Lock in working order and dark bore. Richard Wilson was the nest known of the early to mid 18th Century trade gun maker’s. Richard Wilson’s customers included both the Hudson’s Bay Company and the East India Company as well as being a contractor to Royal Ordnance. For a very similar trade gun by Richard Wilson see “FOR TRADE AND TREATY-FIREARMS OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS 1600-1920” by Ryan R. Gale, pages 135-136.
SOLD
Antique: Yes