Main Sale - September 2012 : Sale A1066 Lot 401
AN 18-BORE MATCHLOCK MUSKET WITH SIND-STYLE BUTT, no visible serial number,

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AN 18-BORE MATCHLOCK MUSKET WITH SIND-STYLE BUTT, no visible serial number,
Indo-Pakistan, circa 1820, with strongly tapering 52in. iron barrel with fluted and engraved trumpet muzzle, large bead fore-sight, standing notch horned rear-sight, hinged pan-cover, plain reinforcing sideplates with floral-headed fixing screws, fluted ebonised block behind the standing breech, full-stocked diamond cross-section sind-style butt with ebonised butt-cap, carved trigger, touch-hole pricker attached by box-chains to the right-hand side, nine rattan barrel-bands with white-metal bridges, iron fore-end cap and original iron ramrod
Estimate £400-600