Lot Essay
THIS WEAPON WAS ISSUED, PERHAPS HAVING BEEN ASSEMBLED FROM PARTS IN STORE, DURING THE '100 DAYS' IN 1815.
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CIRCA 1815
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A RARE FRENCH 'M.1815' FLINTLOCK CAVALRY MUSKETOON
CIRCA 1815
WITH ROUND BARREL MARKED AT THE BREECH WITH A RE-ISSUE DATE OF '1818', IRON TANG MARKED 'M1815', FLAT BEVELLED LOCK WITH ROUNDED TAIL AND BRASS PAN, WALNUT HALF-STOCK, BRASS FORE-END CAP, SIDE-PLATE, TRIGGER-GUARD AND BUTT-PLATE, IRON TRIGGER-PLATE AND BARREL-BAND, THE LATTER EXTENDING INTO A SADDLE-BAR, AND IRON RAMROD
27½IN. (70CM.) BARREL
CIRCA 1815
WITH ROUND BARREL MARKED AT THE BREECH WITH A RE-ISSUE DATE OF '1818', IRON TANG MARKED 'M1815', FLAT BEVELLED LOCK WITH ROUNDED TAIL AND BRASS PAN, WALNUT HALF-STOCK, BRASS FORE-END CAP, SIDE-PLATE, TRIGGER-GUARD AND BUTT-PLATE, IRON TRIGGER-PLATE AND BARREL-BAND, THE LATTER EXTENDING INTO A SADDLE-BAR, AND IRON RAMROD
27½IN. (70CM.) BARREL