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LOT 0297
Nathan Starr 1816 Pattern Musket
1832 A.D.
58 1/4 in. (4.10 kg, 148 cm).
Type III, made under contract by Nathan Starr of Middletown, CT; with .69 calibre, 107 cm (42”) browned barrel with side lock marked with Starr’s earlier style of 'US / (ornate sunburst) / N. STARR' ahead of the cock and 'MIDDTN / CONN / 1832 / (rosette)' to the rear with 'US / JM' over a raised 'P' in sunken circular cartouche to top of breech, with various inspection and other small marks, fitted with sling swivels (upper possibly a replacement), steel ramrod with flared tip, full wood stock with steel butt plate, trigger guard, side-plate, barrel rings and fore-end, lock with brass pan; action in good working order.
ProvenanceAcquired from M J Noble Ltd, UK, 2015.
The Kusmirek Collection, UK.
Accompanied by the Noble purchase invoice and listing.
See Flayderman, N., Guide to Antique American Firearms, 9th edition, 2007, pp. 553-554, for information on this type and those made by contractors; see Reilly, R.M., United States Martial Flintlocks, p.103, stating that though Starr only produced Type III muskets a 'number of unusual finishes have been noted on some of these arms' including browned.
FootnotesSold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the Firearms Act, 1968, to be held as a curiosity or ornament. No license required but buyer must be over 18 years of age. Overseas bidders should note that, due to UK regulations governing export of all firearms, overseas buyers will need to make arrangements for shipping this lot out of the UK directly, by air freight, with a specialist company or agent.
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Saw-Butted Percussion Pistol
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Property of a Luton, UK gentleman, by inheritance.
The Clarkes were a Midlands, UK gunsmithing family. Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the Firearms Act, 1968, to be held as a curiosity or ornament. No license required but buyer must be over 18 years of age. Overseas bidders should note that, due to UK regulations governing export of all firearms, overseas buyers will need to make arrangements for shipping this lot out of the UK directly, by air freight, with a specialist company or agent. -
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1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Featuring a gently curved single-edged iron blade and one-sided fuller, curved handle with knot pommel; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 525 grams total, 35 cm high including stand
Dutch art market. Private collection of K.S., Cologne, Germany, acquired 1996.
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Opening Bid: £80
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