Pattern 1703 Land Service Musket

Description:

Pattern 1703 Land Service Musket, c. 1708, walnut stock, brass buttplate, sideplate, and trigger guard, tail of the lock marked "W./NUTT/8," a light crown over "AR" under the pan with two crowned broad arrows, breech marked with a crown over "WN," and crowned broad arrows, underside of the barrel, inside the lock, and brass fittings with matching assembly numbers, and an iron ramrod, barrel lg. 46, overall lg. 62 in.
Estimate $12,000-15,000

Stock has some dings and nicks and a repair in front of the lock but is in good condition, a few pins and screws have been replaced, and the trigger is a replacement, lock functions properly, overall in very good condition.


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