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Percussion Conversion of a Whitney 1822 Contract US Musket by P. & E.W. Blake
Guns International #: 103135834 Seller's Inventory #: 50654
Category: Military Rifles - Antique - Military Rifles - US
Seller's Information
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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
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 1323
Total Number of Listings: 23555
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
FREE SHIPPING FOR ORDERS OVER $500! We also have a 30 day Inspection Period and NOT a 3 day Inspection.
Payment Types Accepted: We take all major credit cards with NO CREDIT CARD FEES! Also Check or Money order.
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. We offer free Shipping for orders over $500.
Description:
NSN, .69 Caliber, 42" barrel with a dark, pitted bore. This is a first contract musket that was converted to a percussion arm by the cone type conversion. The barrel has an overall plum-brown patina with areas of freckling and pitting along its length, heaviest towards the "JC" (James Carrington & barrel maker) marked breech. The lock has a mostly matching patina, although the central portion of the lockplate has an area of mottled gray as well. Clear markings are present on the plate: "US / P. & E.W. BLAKE" ahead of the hammer; and, "NEW HAVEN / 1828" behind (a matching 1828 date is present on the barrel tang). Mild surface oxidation is present on the trigger guard. The walnut stock has a dark oil finish, with numerous small handling marks and blemishes throughout, with a visible, but illegible cartouche on the left side, and carved initials on the left side of the buttstock: "AP". The musket comes with a steel ramrod, and the lock is fully functional. Philos and Eli Whitney Blake were Eli Whitney Sr.’s nephews and fulfilled the US contract following Eli Whitney Sr.’s death in 1825. This example of the output was arsenal converted to percussion at some point and is in good-near very good condition overall. Antique;
Price: $995.00
Antique: Yes