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French Naval flintlock musket "DU MARINE," 1771, maker St. Etienne (marked), Am. Rev. War period

Currency:USD Category:Artifacts / Non-wreck Artifacts Start Price:4,000.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD
French Naval flintlock musket  DU MARINE,  1771, maker St. Etienne (marked), Am. Rev. War period
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French Naval Marine flintlock musket ("musket du marine / du bord"), 1771, maker St. Etienne (marked), American Revolutionary War period, very rare and important, ex-Gilkerson. 7 lb 7 oz, 57" long. An untouched, fully functional and all-original piece with impressively long 40" barrel of .74 caliber, rounded lockplate and reinforced hammer with ETIENNE stamped under the rounded powder-pan, brass 1771 "Charleville" mounts on walnut stock, three spring-fastened barrel-bands and original steel ramrod, plain S-shaped sideplate and screw-fastened buttplate in brass. (Packing and shipping to be invoiced separately.) Pedigreed to the Gilkerson collection.