A Very Rare Long Land Pattern 1742 Flintlock Service Musket. 62” overall, 46” barrel with ordnance proof mark at breech. Regulation border line engraved banana lockplate engraved with crown over ‘GR’ & ‘Farmer 1742’ on tail. Inspector’s view mark. Farmer’s chubbier swan cock & elongated feather spring finial. Walnut full stock with over stamped ordnance stamps at tail of trigger guard, ‘W.W.18’ rack number beside the trigger, regulation brass furniture including 4 ramrod pipes, brass thumb piece & butt plate later engraved ‘Sr W Wentworth’. Brass tipped wooden ramrod & swivel slings.
Dated 1742
An example of a very rare musket in good condition with an older restoration/conservation finish, some pitting to lock, metal parts are in good condition, very good stock.
Sir William Wentworth 2nd Earl of Strafford 1722-91. The House contents sold by Christies November 1919.
See ‘The Brown Bess’ by Goldstein & Mowbray chapter 3 & page 39 for details of Farmer’s locks.