Gun Watch Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Not known Original 24 bore Trade Musket £225 24 gauge Shotgun Private Seller Used - Average Condition Rushden, Northamptonshire Flintlock, -, -, - barrels Description For sale is an original flintlock trade musket made late 1700s/early 1800s. The gun has a 51 inch barrel which is hexagonal at the breech end and cylindrical for the remainder of its length, and is full stocked with a club/roach belly stock. The good points are that the lock is fully working, and produced a good spark when a flint was fitted, although the frizzen is a little soft with age. It would be a simple job to have this rehardened. This, combined with the good wall thickness mean that the gun could be put onto SGC and used as a shooting gun. The bad points are that the ramrod is missing, and the stock has been badly refurbished at some point, including the removal of a portion of the bottom of the butt including part of the butt plate. There is also a slight downward bend in the barrel at the muzzle end - this could easily be trued up. Guns such as these were exported for use by colonists both as hunting and self-protection weapons, being designed to use both shot and ball as required. This gun would make a good wall hanger, being off-ticket, or an even better head turner if it were added to a ticket and used! The seller of this gun doesn't appear to be a Pigeon Watch member, to contact them please use the details on Gun Watch. View all the gun sale details on Gun Watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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