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A very rare British Military King George I Infantry Musket, circa 1714-1727; 46-inch long round steel barrel with remnants of (2) Tower proofs and an unidentified barrel makers mark; Brass regulation furniture and can be viewed as the pre-cursor pattern to the standard 1st Model Brown Bess Long Land pattern 1730 and pattern 1742. The stock is marked with the "BROAD ARROW" (Government ownership mark) on the right side of the comb and has had multiple period repairs over it's working life starting with: a replaced section of wood just under the lock, a piece of wood was replaced, patched, inserted at the rear of the trigger guard extending to the butt plate, fore-end replaced from the lower ram rod pipe foreword, and some chips/loses from around the barrel tang. A very rare and interesting British musket that has seen a lot of service. All steel parts are pitted and have a stable black age patina; In good working order.
Ref: See; BATTLE WEAPONS of the American Revolution by George C. Neumann, c. 1998, pp. 55-60.
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