Main Sale - June 2010 : Sale A1042 Lot 404
MEMORY, LONDON A SCARCE REGULATION CALIBRE SINGLE SHOT FLINTLOCK BROWN BESS MUSKET, MODEL SHORT LAND PATTERN
Product Details
MEMORY, LONDON
A SCARCE REGULATION CALIBRE SINGLE SHOT FLINTLOCK 'BROWN BESS' MUSKET, MODEL 'SHORT LAND PATTERN'
circa 1775, with 42in round, sighted barrel, regulation pattern banana lock marked 'MEMORY', ' Windus' inspectors mark, walnut full-stock, (old inlet repair behind lock), brass furniture, Irish registration mark to top of heel-plate, sling swivels, London proofs and original steel ram-rod (iron parts discoloured, pitting to frizzen)
Estimate £3,500-4,500
THE ABOVE LOT IS PURCHASED AS AN EXEMPT ITEM UNDER SECTION 58 (2) OF THE 1968 FIREARMS ACT. TO BE HELD AS A CURIOSITY OR ORNAMENT.