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232 A .750 CALIBRE PRUSSIAN MODEL 1740 FLINTLOCK MUSKET with sighted barrel, grooved tang, stepped bevelled regulation lock with Potsdam arsenal inscription, and ‘S&D’ on the lower edge, full stock impressed on the left of the butt (repaired) ‘M St John 36’ in large script on the left, regulation brass mounts including escutcheon with ‘FR’ crowned and butt-plate numbered ‘36’, and associated ramrod 104.5cm 41 1/8in barrel
233 A .700 CALIBRE FRENCH MODEL 1763 FLINTLOCK MUSKET WITH U.S. MARKINGS, LATE 18TH CENTURY of regulation type, with sighted barrel retained by three steel bands, stamped ‘US’ over the breech and with the date on the tang, bevelled lock with the date, St Etienne Royal Arsenal inscription and ‘US’, regulation stock cut with various initials on the butt, regulation steel mounts and steel ramrod 113.5cm; 44 3/4in barrel ‡ £2000-3000
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