5th Oct, 2018 10:30 GMT/BST

Militaria & Ethnographica

 
Lot 533
 

533

A French Model 1777 Charleville Flintlock Musket, the 113cm barrel marked with a cursive B and...

A French Model 1777 Charleville Flintlock Musket, the 113cm barrel marked with a cursive B and stamped C 1808 at the breech, the rounded lock plate engraved Manufre. Imple. de Charleville, with brass frizzen pan, the walnut full stock with three sprung-clip barrel bands, steel trigger guard with two finger rests to the tail, steel side plate and butt plate, the shouldered butt with cut-away cheek rest to the left side, with two sling swivels and ramrod, 151cm

Sold for £600
Estimated at £600 - £800


 

. Action works, holds at full and half cock. Pitting to bore. Cleaned off rust pitting to barrel and steel furniture. The right side of the butt has a plug, and a triangle of wood missing to the lower side below the butt plate. There is a repair to the fore-end before the rear barrel band, with two small cracks running from the side plate screws.

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Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 5th Oct, 2018

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