JFG
32 Cal
Greetings all,
A client of mine has this old Flintlock and being a bit of an Anglophile, I offered to take a look. Despite my best attempts, Im still a bit confused, so perhaps the hive mind can help a bit...
Smoothbore, muzzle measures .66" wide. 53" overall length with a 37" barrel. Lock is stamped "W. Chance & Son" with an elephant under the pan (no castle with the elephant). On the topside of the barrel are the two Birmingham proofs. No other markings on the piece, even pulled the lock to see the backside.
brass buttplate and hardware & what appears to be an iron ramrod.
there is also a bayonet that came with it, perfectly fitted. Its not straight and obviously rather crudely made, but serviceable none the less.
now onto pictures..
A client of mine has this old Flintlock and being a bit of an Anglophile, I offered to take a look. Despite my best attempts, Im still a bit confused, so perhaps the hive mind can help a bit...
Smoothbore, muzzle measures .66" wide. 53" overall length with a 37" barrel. Lock is stamped "W. Chance & Son" with an elephant under the pan (no castle with the elephant). On the topside of the barrel are the two Birmingham proofs. No other markings on the piece, even pulled the lock to see the backside.
brass buttplate and hardware & what appears to be an iron ramrod.
there is also a bayonet that came with it, perfectly fitted. Its not straight and obviously rather crudely made, but serviceable none the less.
now onto pictures..
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