(A) PERCUSSION CONVERSION OF AN EARLIER CARBINE.

(A) PERCUSSION CONVERSION OF AN EARLIER CARBINE. Front sight (now missing) located 1/2" from muzzle & rear sight located 4" from breech. Top flat of bbl has maker’s name only partially visible behind rear sight (“? – CHAEL” ?”) & initials “DL” in front of rear sight. On right side of bbl is bolster holding percussion hammer & stamped with sunken “FA”. Bore is rifled with 8 grooves with right-hand twist. Stamped on right & left bbl flat reading from breech are initials “H” and “F”. The lock, which once was a flintlock, has been altered to percussion. Trigger guard & sgl bbl thimble are made of iron, while buttplate is flat piece of brass. Wood stock is heavily carved along right side, both sides of bbl tang & left side of stock in front of cheek rest. Stamped in front of 5-3/4" x 1" butt compartment is “T BATEMAN”. CONDITION: Bbl generally shows its age with only minor pitting in breech area. Lock fits well but is not orig to this gun; probably installed at time of alteration to percussion. Wood stock shows its age well, having 4-1/2" x 1" piece cracked & reglued in front of lock & several losses on both sides of forend, including 4" crack on left side passing through bbl pin. Name Value Barrel Length 23 - 3/4" Caliber/Bore .58 Rifled FFL Status Antique Manufacturer European Model Carbine Serial Number NSN, Name, Value, Barrel Length, 23 - 3/4", Caliber/Bore, .58 Rifled, FFL Status, Antique, Manufacturer, European, Model, Carbine, Serial Number, NSN

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