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REVOLUTIONARY WAR BROWN BESS MUSKET (MODEL 1777)
Guns International #: 102495063 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Military Rifles - Antique - Antique Rifles - Percussion
Seller's Information
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Seller: Gordon Barlow Antiques
Company: Gordon Barlow Antiques
Member Since: 4/1/17
State: Virginia
Zip: 24401
Country: United States
Phone: (540) 448-0344
Number of Active Listings: 0
Total Number of Listings: 32
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: Check or Credit Card
Description:
REVOLUTIONARY WAR BROWN BESS MUSKET (MODEL 1777)
An untouched British Brown Bess Model 1777 musket with the engraved British Coat of Arms (not stamped) that denotes it is the 1777 model musket from the Revolutionary War era. This musket, found in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, is original except that if was converted to percussion probably for confederate use during the Civil War. Most likely this musket was captured and used by an American Soldier during the Revolutionary War and brought home after the war. It may have seen use in the War of 1812 and then converted to percussion and likely used as a confederate musket in the Civil War. The percussion conversion is the type done by gunsmith providing Confederate weapons in the Shenandoah Valley. There is a neat period iron repair at the wrist and the musket has great original patina.
During the 1976, 200th anniversary celebration of the Revolutionary War, thousands of British Brown muskets came into this country from England to satisfy the collector demand. To find a musket that has American attributes is rare. The musket retains its original model 1777 lock plate therefore conversion back to flint would be easy, but I would never choose to have a conversion to flint completed and destroy its originality.
Hard to find a more pleasing musket that probably saw use in several American wars.
REVOLUTIONARY WAR BROWN BESS MUSKET (MODEL 1777)
An untouched British Brown Bess Model 1777 musket with the engraved British Coat of Arms (not stamped) that denotes it is the 1777 model musket from the Revolutionary War era. This musket, found in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, is original except that if was converted to percussion probably for confederate use during the Civil War. Most likely this musket was captured and used by an American Soldier during the Revolutionary War and brought home after the war. It may have seen use in the War of 1812 and then converted to percussion and likely used as a confederate musket in the Civil War. The percussion conversion is the type done by gunsmith providing Confederate weapons in the Shenandoah Valley. There is a neat period iron repair at the wrist and the musket has great original patina.
During the 1976, 200th anniversary celebration of the Revolutionary War, thousands of British Brown muskets came into this country from England to satisfy the collector demand. To find a musket that has American attributes is rare. The musket retains its original model 1777 lock plate therefore conversion back to flint would be easy, but I would never choose to have a conversion to flint completed and destroy its originality.
Hard to find a more pleasing musket that probably saw use in several American wars.
REVOLUTIONARY WAR BROWN BESS MUSKET (MODEL 1777)
An untouched British Brown Bess Model 1777 musket with the engraved British Coat of Arms (not stamped) that denotes it is the 1777 model musket from the Revolutionary War era. This musket, found in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, is original except that if was converted to percussion probably for confederate use during the Civil War. Most likely this musket was captured and used by an American Soldier during the Revolutionary War and brought home after the war. It may have seen use in the War of 1812 and then converted to percussion and likely used as a confederate musket in the Civil War. The percussion conversion is the type done by gunsmith providing Confederate weapons in the Shenandoah Valley. There is a neat period iron repair at the wrist and the musket has great original patina.
During the 1976, 200th anniversary celebration of the Revolutionary War, thousands of British Brown muskets came into this country from England to satisfy the collector demand. To find a musket that has American attributes is rare. The musket retains its original model 1777 lock plate therefore conversion back to flint would be easy, but I would never choose to have a conversion to flint completed and destroy its originality.
Hard to find a more pleasing musket that probably saw use in several American wars. Barlow Antiques
SOLD
Antique: Yes