Description:

North America, United States, Ohio, ca. 1835 CE. This is a handsome .69 caliber percussion musket made from a dark wood and carbon steel components. The lengthy barrel features a groove for the ramrod and the bore is not rifled. The gun is stamped twice with "OHIO" on the wood behind hammer and opposite the lock plate. The lock plate is stamped "1835 US" and the maker's mark "L POMEROY" with an eagle crest. "US" is also stamped on butt cap and a custom "MX" is hand-carved in large letters into butt, perhaps the owner's initials. Lemuel Pomeroy (1778-1849) was a gunsmith in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and this musket may have been manufactured as a flintlock before being converted to percussion. The wood and steel have developed a nice patina! Size: 55.75" L x 4" W (141.6 cm x 10.2 cm)

Provenance: private Glorieta, New Mexico, USA collection

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#161268

  • Condition: Age and use commensurate wear on wood with scratches, chips, nicks, and abrasions. Stable fissures along barrel above rivets and a small loss to stock along butt cap. Missing ramrod. Metal rings on barrel slightly loose. Trigger and flint lock move, but are stiff. White paint residue on buttcap. Gun has not been tested for firing functionality. Marks are clearly stamped.

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