Palmetto Armory percussion musket model1842, cal .69, with Palmetto Armory 1816 bayonet, markings at lock plate "Palmetto Armory/SC" surrounding palm tree insignia, "Columbia/SC 1852" behind lock, "V/P/(palmetto tree)" at barrel top with "W.G.&CO" [mark for William Glaze] at left barrel side, also "SC" at top of buttplate, three brass barrel bands, with shoulder sling, overall 57-1/2 in. (without bayonet mounted); accompanied by Palmetto Armory booklet by Jack Allen Meyer
Provenance: James Julia, Michael Adamson Collection, October 4, 2005, Lot 2087, $12,500; Property from Historic Dean Hall Plantation, South Carolina
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James Julia, Michael Adamson Collection, October 4, 2005, Lot 2087, $12,500; Property from Historic Dean Hall Plantation, South Carolina
nicks to stock, polished barrel with some freckling, brass bands with light mustard patina, small fissure emitting from back of lock plate as typical
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