converted to percussion, single shot, muzzle loader, 54 caliber smoothbore, 33-3/4 in. round barrel, barrel stamped with "P", "eagles head", "V" and "U-S" near breech, brass blade front sight, lock plate with stamped "US" over "eagle" and "SPRINGFIELD", "1809" stamped behind cock, "1810" stamped on top of brass butt plate, brass side plate and inset oval on grip inscribed "E.A. Gary", brass trigger guard, ram rod guides, thimble and ramrod tip, walnut full stock with "US" stamp near side plate and "M" below trigger guard, overall 48-1/2 in.
Provenance: Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina
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Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina
converted from flintlock to percussion, handling wear to metal and wooden components, patina to barrel with scratches and dings, oxidation in barrel, abrasions, scratches and chips to wood, some tiny splits along grain on forestock and around some nails, oxidation to metal, abrasions to lock plate, cock and trigger appear to function correctly
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