Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
Model 1840 Hall Type II Percussion Carbine, c. 1841, walnut stock with steel fittings, breechblock marked U.S./S.NORTH/MIDLTN/CONN/1841, sling swivel attached at the base of the triggerguard, fishtail-type operating lever, barrel lg. 21, overall lg. 40 in.
Provenance: from the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck.
Estimate $900-1,100
Some dings and nicks in the stock, steel parts have some patina appropriate to its age.
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