Very good. Bore partly bright with some oxidation and discoloration, primarily near the muzzle and very good rifling. Metal with a heavily oxidized brown patina combined with a large amount of old, discolored oil or varnish on the metal and the stock. Metal with some scattered surface roughness and some lightly scattered pitting. Lock functions crisply on all positions. Wood very good, crisp with good edges and showing an old coating of varnish which may have obscured the cartouches. Wood with scattered bumps, dings and dents from handling and use and some minor chipped loss forward of the triggerguard.

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