West Street Antiques - c471 Baker Cavalry Rifle c1802

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	Item: c471 Baker Cavalry Rifle c1802 Category: Flintlock Long Arms Description: A Baker Flintlock Cavalry Rifle 46” overall, 30 ½” round steel 7 groove rifled barrel with brass foresight, two leaf rear sight, rounded lockplate Tower stamped across the tail and GR cipher. Swan neck cock with roller to frizzen spring, walnut full stock with ordnance brass furniture, numbered 33 on bow of trigger guard , oval brass escutcheon stamped HH, sling swivels and saddle bar with a ring, barrel retained with two slides, heavy iron ramrod. HH for Hompesch Hussars, Baron Carl von Hompesch and his younger brother Ferdinand were responsible raising four units for British service at the end in the mid 1790s, subsequently absorbed by other Regiments before the peace of 1802 most into battalions at the 60th foot. See British Military Flintlock Rifles 1740 to 1840 by De Witt Bailey page 97. Circa 1802 Price: £9250 Availability: Yes

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