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FINE WAR OF 1812 CARTRIDGE BOX W/ SLING & BROWN

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,200.00 USD
FINE WAR OF 1812 CARTRIDGE BOX W/ SLING & BROWN
BESS BAYONET. Well preserved 8 1/2" x 4 1/2” x 2 1/2” leather plus nailed wood block drilled for 27 cartridges, implement pouch, iron loop & catch closure. Integral canvas sling nailed on back. Georgian Brown Bess bayonet has 16 3/4” long blade, 1 1/4” wide w/ lipped juncture of neck to blade, socket engraved “2” & sm. undiscerned proof on blade. CONDITION: very good for its age, sound & solid w/ craquelure & sm. reductions on edges in back, sling is sound & discolored w/ age. Bayonet is very good w/ mottled gray patina w/ staining & pitting. (02-13620/JS). $800-1,200.