Arms, Armor and Militaria

Near Fine. Bore near fine, smooth and lightly oxidized but showing no real pitting and likely to clean and polish to bright. Metal lightly cleaned to "National Armory Bright" with some minor areas of freckled oxidation and discoloration and potentially some freckled traces of arsenal brown as this was a "National Armory Brown" period gun when in flint. Rear sight with much of its blue remaining. Markings remain crisp throughout. Mechanically functional lock. Very good stock with strong lines and edges and only some scattered minor bumps, dings and mars and a small grain crack to the rear of the lock mortise. Collector number "A3" on toe of buttplate in white ink or paint.

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