Lot 33
Whitney New York State Contract Pre-Model of 1812 Musket
Sale 2030 - Arms, Armor and Militaria
Oct 23, 2024 10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati

Estimate
$1,500 - $2,500
Lot Description
Whitney New York State Contract Pre-Model of 1812 Musket
War of 1812
.69 caliber. 41.875" barrel secured by three flat spring-retained barrel bands. NSN. Bright finish, iron furniture, walnut stock. Single shot flintlock muzzleloading smoothbore military musket. 6.5" flat lock in original flint with pointed tail, removable bridled brass pan, rounded reinforced cock. Lock marked N. Haven in a ribbon under the pan. Top of barrel marked NY and with a P proof in a sunken oval. Counterpane with the crisp V./B.P./I.M. in a circle with scalloped edges inspection of New York State inspector John McClean. Musket retains the bell-shaped sling swivels, the brass blade front sight and a steel button head ramrod that is full-length but only has traces of threads on the end.

Whitney delivered 4,000 of these "hybrid" muskets based upon the 1808 Federal Contract Model to the state of New York between 1808 and 1812. His modifications and improvements to the guns over the standard 1808 specifications greatly influenced the specifications for the 1812 Federal contract muskets.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Condition Report
Very good. Bore dark, oxidized and with moderate pitting. Metal cleaned to bright with moderate pitting at the breech. Markings mostly clear, "S" in the SNY mark on the barrel is not visible. Mechanically functional lock in original flint. Touchhole with moderate erosion and somewhat oversized. Stock with scattered bumps, dings and mars and showing some minor wood loss around rear edge of the side plate.

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