A VERY GOOD COLONIAL/AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD (AMERICAN-USED & OWNER/SOLDIER "B.A." INITIALED) DUTCH TYPE III INFANTRY MUSKET, ca. 1740: In very good+ dark and untouched original flintlock condition. Of early to Mid 18th century Dutch Type III Musket form; and used, in the American Colonies during the French & Indian and the American Revolutionary War. (please see: “American Rifleman”, “Dutch Arms in the American Revolution”, by George C. Neumann). Octagonal-to-Round, 45 1/4", pin-fastened, smoothbore, .80+ caliber, iron barrel with its top mounted-bayonet lug/sight, a fine wedding-band transition and smooth, deeply toned, untouched, dark, steel surfaces with a very good touch hole & bore. Molded and carved, Dutch-Type III, dark, reddish-brown-colored, hardwood fullstock with a raised carved teardrop accent, around the barrel-tang. Full Brass furniture/mounts or early Dutch style. The trigger-guard with its rounded lobe-type finials and a deeply fluted bow. A flat raised sideplate and both of its iron sidebolts. Screw-fastened buttplate with pinned edges and a long screw-fastened rounded "lobe" finial, en suite with the trigger-guard. Four baluster-turned ramrod-pipes and complete its original wooden ramrod (an old twine/thread repair to the ramrod's mid-section). Very good flintlock mechanism of early 18th Century Dutch form. Banana form rounded lock with a bridle-less powder-pan, dark & untouched, generally smooth steel surfaces, its original gooseneck hammer, rounded frizzen (American Blacksmith re-faced) and pointed finial frizzen-spring. In mechanically functional order with very good timing and a strong mainspring. The tail of the lock with a clear "RAMBOTTE" maker's signature for Paul Rambotte of Liege, Belgium, who worked as a Retailer/Trader of Arms, ca. 1732. (Please see E. Heer's: "Der Neue Stockel", vol. 2, pg. 1008) In overall very good dark & untouched original flintlock condition with sharp contours and dark, untouched steel & wooden surfaces. The lock, en suite with matching, dark, steel surfaces and clear markings. Very good stock with 85%+ finish, some scattered handling marks, expected tight hairlines, sharp contours and an old Battle Related? gouge, on the right side of the buttstock. Also, marked on the same side of the buttstock with Owner's/Soldier inscribed "B. A." initials, in tradtional 18th Century Colonial American/English form. ***A strong indication of American "Soldier Personalization" & use, as a large number of these Dutch Muskets were purchased for the American Provincials, during the French & Indian War (1754-1763) and subsequently were used by them, during the American Revolutionary War. A very good Colonial American French & Indian/American Revolutionary War Period Dutch Type III Infantry Musket, ca. 1740. For similar examples, please see G. C. Neumann's: "Dutch Arms in the American Revolution" & G. C. Neumann's: "Battle Weapons of the American Revolution". Overall length, 61 1/2". Price: $7,775.00 |
