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Lane & Reed flintlock smoothbore musket, 68 caliber
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Flintlock smoothbore musket, 68 caliber, New England Commitee of Safety style. Barrel, lock, ramrod, & 2 shoulder strap holders are steel. Buttplate, trigger guard, ramrod mountings, & band at foreend of stock are brass. Curved brass inlay on lock swell. Lock has decorative engraving & is stamped "LANE & READ, BOSTON". Proof mark on top of barrel is "P M" (P circled) over "L.M. 1836". Engraved on top corner of buttplate is the number 23. Some chips & scars on stock around trigger guard.; Gun is in working order, & is in original condition. All metal parts of this type gun were government issued or approved, & then assembled by individual gunsmiths. A is gun; # engraved on trigger guard. B is ramrod; # engraved on large end.
Date 1836
date QS:P571,+1836-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
institution QS:P195,Q5161775
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Flintlock smoothbore musket, 68 caliber, New England Commitee of Safety style. Barrel, lock, ramrod, & 2 shoulder strap holders are steel. Buttplate, trigger guard, ramrod mountings, & band at foreend of stock are brass. Curved brass inlay on lock swell. Lock has decorative engraving & is stamped "LANE & READ, BOSTON". Proof mark on top of barrel is "P M" (P circled) over "L.M. 1836". Engraved on top corner of buttplate is the number 23. Some chips & scars on stock around trigger guard. (English)

Gun is in working order, & is in original condition. All metal parts of this type gun were government issued or approved, & then assembled by individual gunsmiths. A is gun; # engraved on trigger guard. B is ramrod; # engraved on large end. (English)

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