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British Victorian Enfield percussion carbine

Al Fraser — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 20:43:26 +0000

Lock marked Crown over VR and Enfield. Barrel is 29 ½ inches, overall length 45 ½ inches without front or rear sights and no sign of sights having been mounted. No lug for mounting bayonet. Stock nosecap has cutout for Lovell catch so likely re-used from Pattern 1839 percussion musket. Barrel is pinned to stock with round pins. Two ramrod pipes and iron ramrod. Smooth bore is .75 inch and shows light corrosion. Stock cartouche is Enfield, faint and finished over. Stock proofs and viewer marking on left side of stock ahead of grip. Faint proof on barrel. Looks like a P1839 percussion musket shortened for Sergeant’s use. Trigger guard has 9 digit number etched using electric pencil as shown in photo. Antique, no license required to purchase or own.

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Brown Bess P1777 Cavalry Carbine

Al Fraser — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 20:39:34 +0000

The practice of shortening the length of cumbersome British flintlock muskets started in the late 18^th Century to produce more easily handled arms with little loss of power. This was particularly common in North America during the Seven Years War where soldiers were moving through forests. Barrel length 26 ¼ inches, overall length 41 ½ inches. Only one ramrod pipe and ramrod is iron.. Bore is .75 inch. With cavalry rod and ring. Hammer cocks crisply and works on full cock, holds on half cock. Bore condition is poor.

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Martini Henry Mk IV

Al Fraser — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 20:36:12 +0000

Long lever Martini Henry Mk IV receiver marked Crown over VR, Enfield 1887 with board of ordnance mark. Bore is VG with strong rifling and no corrosion. Complete with 2 sling swivels, cleaning rod is a replacement. Trigger guard has 9 digit number etched using electric pencil as shown in photo. Antique, no license required to purchase or own.

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P1773 Elliott Flintlock Cavalry Carbine

Al Fraser — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:59:32 +0000

Original Waterloo era British carbine. Barrel is 27 ½”, Overall 43 ½”. Bore is approximately .64 inch and corroded. Lock is Tower marked with Crown over GR and Board of Ordnance mark. Lock functions very well on full and half cock. Stock marked Crown over Broad Arrow and date 1805, also Broad Arrow over BO and date 1833. Three ramrod pipes closely spaced. Ramrod is iron with swell at the muzzle end into which a groove has been cut. The groove or cannelure fits a notch in the brass nosecap and that connection secures the ramrod to the musket. The ramrod does not seat completely on this specimen, likely due to dirt accumulation in the channel. Comes with cavalry rod missing front attachment screw and no ring.

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British Pattern 1856 percussion cavalry carbine

Al Fraser — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:56:33 +0000

P1856 muzzle loading percussion Cavalry Carbine. Lock marked Crown over VR and TOWER 1861 with crown and arrow viewer mark. Three groove barrel is 20 inches, .577 inch bore and is VG++ condition, shiny with strong rifling. Captive ramrod and swivel mechanism in very good condition. Cavalry sling bar and ring on left side in very good condition. British proofs on barrel and stock at wrist with the word MO_HAM visible. Rear sight has two leafs 200, 300 yards. Antique, no licence required to purchase.

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Potsdam 1740 flintlock musket with 1809 type lock plate

Al Fraser — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:52:19 +0000

41 inch barrel, .75 inch smoothbore is slightly thinned and flared at the muzzle. 41 inch long round barrel, overall length 56 ¾ inches. Barrel has bayonet lug on the bottom near the muzzle and long rounded brass front sight. Iron ramrod. All correct for 1740 musket except lock mechanism is 1809 with rounded edges, no marking, rounded frizzen. Lock does not cock to half or full cock. Musket is completely unmarked. Wooden stock is sound and has “cows foot” design at butt. Brass wrist escutcheon engraved with letters C E and No. 88.

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Prussian 1740 Potsdam (Potsdamagaz) flintlock musket

Al Fraser — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:47:09 +0000

Original Potsdam 1740 flintlock musket. Lock is Prussian Potsdam Arsenal marked POTSDAMAGAZ (Potsdam Magazine) with the maker’s initials S et D along the bottom beveled edge for Splittgerber and Daum, indicating production between 1722 – 1779. Hammer functions well. Releases at half and full cock. .75 inch bore diameter, 41 inch long round barrel, overall length 56 ¾ inches. Barrel has bayonet lug on the bottom near the muzzle and long rounded brass front sight. There are unrecognized proof marks at the breech as shown in photo. Bore is heavily corroded. Brass wrist escutcheon is engraved with cypher of Frederick II of Prussia (1740 – 1786), Frederick The Great. Wooden stock is sound and has “cows foot” design at butt. The letters WE are scratched into the wood as shown in photo. Original wooden ramrod. Rich European history with US Civil War connection and very researchable musket.

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Snider Enfield 2 piece cleaning rod

Al Fraser — Sat, 23 May 2026 23:01:41 +0000

Cleaning rod for Snider Enfield long rifle. Early round tip, two piece construction, or may be field repair.

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Chief’s Grade Flintlock trade musket

Al Fraser — Fri, 22 May 2026 15:45:34 +0000

Patterned after English fowling guns and given to important Indian Chiefs by the British military from 1790 to 1830. Slim profile, brass furniture with light engraving and decoration including boar’s head and hunting horn on the tail of the lock plate and top of butt plate. Thumb piece on the wrist of stock is a silver, oval shape with an Indian chief and a bow and quiver design. Maker marked Wheeler & Son with Board of Ordnance mark on lock. Fox in a circle stamp on the top of the barrel. .60 cal., 36 inch barrel with British proofs near the breech. Muzzle end of stock is broken as shown in photo and one ramrod pipe is included loose.

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Austrian Werndl 1867 Navy Carbine

Al Fraser — Thu, 21 May 2026 19:50:01 +0000

Believed to be a Kriegsmarine Karabiner Model 1867. Made by Osterreichische Waffenfabriks-Gesellschaft, Steyr (OEWG). Lock marked OEWG over 80, the year of manufacture (1880). Top of receiver marked OEWG and top of chamber Wn80 for WIEN, Vienna Arsenal 1880 year of production. Butt tang regimentally marked ETR. over 3789 (the rifle’s unit inventory number). Note the lack of sling swivels and use of the distinctive spur grip on the lower trigger guard.

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