Frontier Firearms from the Lifetime Collection of Larry Ness

Fair. Metal heavily oxidized with moderate surface roughness and thick, dark patina. Moderate pitting at breech and bolster with some wood loss due to burn out around the bolster area. Not mechanically functional, appears to be missing the mainspring. Bore pitted and heavily oxidized with no discernible rifling. Stock with heavy wear, numerous bumps, dings and mars and a large old chip missing at the toe. Stock additionally shows some old cracks as well as missing wood between the lock and hammer and ill fit around the breech plug tang.

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