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Springfield Model 1795 Type III Musket Dated 1810
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500
Sold
$1,400
Live Auction
Arms, Armor and Militaria
Location
Cincinnati
Description

Springfield Model 1795 Type III Musket Dated 1810

War of 1812

.69 caliber. 45" barrel secured by three flat, spring retained bands. NSN. Bright finish, iron furniture, walnut stock. Single shot muzzleloading smoothbore flintlock musket. Lock remains in original flint with an integral bridled and fenced rounded iron pan and a flat beveled reinforced cock with a replaced cock screw. Lock marked US/{Spread-Winged Eagle}/SPRINGFIELD forward of the cock and dated 1810 horizontally at the tail. Buttplate tang dated 1810 as well. Breech with US on top and P/{Eagle Head}/V inspection marks. Counterpane with traces of a script cartouche. Sling swivels replaced, includes a full-length iron button head ramrod.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Condition
Good. Bore heavily oxidized and pitted. Metal moderately oxidized with a mottled gray-brown patina and some pitting, most notably around the breech area. Markings in metal remain legible. Lock mechanically functional. Touchhole with heavy erosion, somewhat oversized and sits a little low in the pan. Cock screw and one lock mounting screw replaced. Stock with moderate wear, sanded and refinished with a repaired crack in the counterpane. Wood also with scattered bumps dings and mars.