Original British Brown Bess Style Flintlock Trade Musket with Tower Lock in Grade 2 “As Found” Condition – Circa 1820 Original Items

Original item: One of a Kind. Over the years, IMA has purchased many collections and groups of antique guns, in which case we need to take all of them, as we did in Nepal. While these collections were generally full of guns that relatively good condition, they also had some that were less complete and unfortunately would take more restoration time than we were able to give them. We kept them in storage, possibly for future products, but have now decided to offer these “As Found” antique firearms to our customers as restoration projects. These are all original and as we received them, except for cleaning the dirt and grime off the exterior.

Please note that these are still real antique guns, and are being sold in “As is” condition at a significant discount from what they would sell at if we were to fully restore them. We will do our best to photograph and describe them and know that our customers will know exactly what they are getting. Some of these, such as this example, look to have possibly been project or parts guns, and are missing a significant amount of parts. These are being sold in “Grade 2” condition, and on these ALL SALES ARE FINAL.

This is a very interesting British flintlock “Trade Gun”, most likely made for sale in North America, which had a booming fur trade. It is in about .59″ caliber, a bit smaller than the standard muskets of the line in use at the time, and may have been intended as a fowling gun. It does have a lock marked TOWER on the tail, which could have been salvaged from a Brown Bess Musket. No other markings are visible. The style of the stock and mountings are also very much in the Brown Bess style.

Condition Notes:
– Overall condition shows significant oxidation and pitting on the metalwork.
– Lock is is in relic condition, and does not hold at all at half cock, though it does fire at full. The frizzen and frizzen spring are non functional.
– End of barrel is torn / broken due to wear and use.
– Trigger guard swivel is present, while the upper swivel is missing.
– Cleaning rod is a wooden replacement.
– Stock shows significant damage on the fore stock area, with splits and past repairs.

A very nice “relic” condition British Flintlock trade gun from the early 19th century, ready to display! Please make sure to look at all the pictures before purchasing, as ALL SALES ARE FINAL.

Specifications-

Year of Manufacture: circa 1820
Caliber: .59″
Cartridge Type: Ball and Powder
Barrel Length: 39 1/2 Inches
Overall Length: 55 1/2 Inches
Action type: Side Action Percussion Lock
Feed System: Muzzle Loading

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