Arms, Armor & Militaria

Good. Bore fair, dark and pitted with no visible rifling. Metal with a dull pewter patina showing scattered surface oxidation and discoloration as well as some scattered pitting. Markings mostly clear in the metal with a weak eagle on the door. No cartouche visible on stock. Brass cleaned to bright with some old lacquer or similar protective added. Lock is mechanically functional as is the tape priming mechanism, which is complete. Stock with moderate wear, showing rounded edges and an old sanding. The grip shows the typical impressions in the wood from the shoulder stock attachment collar. A large repaired crack is present at the rear of the lock, connecting with the iron backstrap and the stock shows numerous bumps, dings and mars. Buttstock cleaned, sanded and refinished with the brass similarly cleaned and coated. No visible mating number is present on the brass attachment collar. The toe swivel is replaced. Both wood and metal show numerous bumps, dings and mars. The attachment mechanism remains functional.

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