Guns International #: 102902264
Seller's Inventory #: 226049

Category - Antique Rifles - 1500-1850 - Antique Rifles - Flintlock

Category
Antique Rifles - 1500-1850
Antique Rifles - Flintlock

WAR of 1812 Antique U.S. THOMAS FRENCH Contract Model 1808 FLINTLOCK Musket 1809 Dated; 1 of only 4,000 Made in this Contract

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WAR of 1812 Antique U.S. THOMAS FRENCH Contract Model 1808 FLINTLOCK Musket

1809 Dated; 1 of only 4,000 Made in this Contract

Here we present an antique Thomas French Contract Model 1808 Flintlock Musket, manufactured circa 1809 in Canton, Massachusetts. Thomas French was one of 19 gunmakers contracted by the U.S. government to manufacture the Model 1808 Musket. The group of French, Blake, and Kinsley was awarded this U.S. Contract on October 20, 1808 for 4,000 Harpers Ferry Pattern Model 1808 Contract Muskets with all believed delivered between 1809 and 1814.

The War of 1812 was a conflict lasting about three years that was fought between the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The conflict began when the United States declared war in June of 1812 and ended in a restoration of the pre-war status quo when a peace treaty agreed to earlier was ratified by the United States in February 1815. Its eventual consequences included the establishment of a separate Canadian state and an end of hopes for an independent American Indian confederation in the North West opening the way for the western expansion of the US.

The center of the lock is marked "Eagle/US/CANTON" with “FRENCH/1809” marked on the tail of the lock. The lower sling swivel is mounted on a stud ahead of the trigger guard. The barrel bands are secured by springs behind the bands. Mounted with a full one-piece black walnut stock with the distinctive Harpers Ferry high comb and iron buttplate. This example features a faint cartouche on the left stock flat with some old graffiti and a divot where there was some loss.

The overall condition is good. The action is excellent. The bore is smooth and dim. The stock shows lots of use and remains solid. A nice example of a scarce and early US flintlock musket that would have survived the War of 1812 with Britain!

Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.

Barrel is 44-5/8 inches.

Caliber: .69 Flintlock

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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Antique: Yes