A LATE 18TH CENTURY EAST INDIA COMPANY FLINTLOCK MUSKET the ...

Hammer

£200

A LATE 18TH CENTURY EAST INDIA COMPANY FLINTLOCK MUSKET the barrel with Indian armoury mark, the lock with EIC heart shaped mark but indistinct with brass trigger guard and butt plate.
132 cms long

PROVENANCE: The David Stainthorpe Collection

Note: Firearms lots are obsolete antique items and are sold as collectors objects only. No license is required in the United Kingdom

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Firearms lots are obsolete antique items and are sold as collectors objects only. No license is required in the United Kingdom

Action is tight and works well on full and half cock, metal work is generally heavily patinated with some areas of light rust and general overall un-loved appearance, the barrel has been cleaned in the past and has a lighter appearance to the lock. Woodwork has genearal overall wear scratching and denting, may have been refinished in the past but probably a long time ago. Ramrod intact with overall patination. The engraving on the lock is light and not heavily apparent.