Rare East India Company Pattern A percussion musket, 39 inch barrel fitted with block sight, unit marked butt plate and barrel marking for Muttra 122, the forend with Indian arsenal spliced section, alteration to accept the pattern F bayonet.
Pattern A muskets were not converted from flintlock but set up as percussion arms using parts originally intended for flintlocks with the percussion bolster brazed onto the barrel, Only 5,000 were made during 1840. Ref. D. Harding, Small Arms of the East India Company Vol.2 pp 98-103 and p423 for information on this musket and the Indian arsenal alteration for pattern F bayonets.
Section 58 (2) antique / obsolete calibre, can be owned without a licence. Buyer must be over the age of 18.
Dimensions: 139cm long
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Sold for £480
Auction: Two Day Arms, Militaria, Firearms, Shotguns, Antique Guns and Air Guns Sale 9th and 10th September, 10th Sep, 2021
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Lots 1- 198 to be sold on Thursday 9th September 11am
Lots 200 -605 to be sold on Friday 10th September at 11am
For more information on this auction please contact specialist Chris Large 01270 623878 or email chris.large@wilson55.com
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