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Large Antique BRITISH 1851 Dated TOWER Full Stock PERCUSSION Fowling Piece Mid-19th Century English Military Pattern Musket
Guns International #: 102617687 Seller's Inventory #: 233761
Category: Antique Rifles - 1500-1850 - Single Shot Rifles - English
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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
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Description:
Large Antique BRITISH 1851 Dated TOWER Full Stock PERCUSSION Fowling Piece
Mid-19th Century English Military Pattern Musket
Here we present an antique Tower / VR Marked Percussion Musket to Shotgun Fowling Piece, made circa 1851 in Birmingham, England. This musket was loosely based on the British Brown Bess flintlock musket that was in previous use for decades. Muskets such as this would have served in the British Military along with the East India Company in an official capacity over the next several decades of the 19th Century. It is very likely that it was witness to the Indian Mutiny in 1857. This musket shows signs of use well after it was made obsolete.
The Brown Bess series of flintlock muskets had been the iconic shoulder arm of British military power for over 100 years when the development of the percussion lock made them obsolete. As early as 1834, the Ordinance Board began looking for a percussion musket to replace the old flintlocks, and in 1839 the Tower of London Armory began converting the existing flintlocks to the new percussion system. In October 1841, a fire swept through the Tower, destroying thousands of muskets there for conversion. This caused a shortage of shoulder arms, and the Pattern 1842 Musket was rushed into production.
Fully functioning action. Good bore for its age. The stock is well used, remaining rough around the edges. Missing buttplate. “1851” dated lock. No sights are present.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 54 inches.
Caliber: .77 Percussion
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$1200
#233761
SOLD
Antique: Yes