"COOK & BROTHER MUSKETOON. SN 4920. Cal. 58. Cook & Brother 24" bbl musketoon or artillery carbine, as the British gun was called, after which this gun was patterned. SN appears on lock, bbl, and nosecap. Lock is marked forward of hammer "Cook & Brother / Athens Ga / 1864 / 4920". Bbl is similarly marked. Lock screws are also serial numbered "4920". Tang screw is serial numbered "5428", but appears orig to this gun. Opposite lock in stock is inspector's cartouche "WH". Wescom Hudgins was government inspector working in Athens in 1864. Mr. Michel, in his notes, states: "Cook & Brother produced musketoons with significantly different stock types. This is an example of the heavier, more bulky type, with the other being slimmer in form. Both types are 2-band brass mounted with 24" bbls. Lockplate on this example is well marked, forward of the hammer, 'Cook & Brother / Athens Ga / 1864', as is the tang. At the tail is a depiction of the Confederate National Flag. All parts, nosecap, barrel bands, barrel, lockplate, trigger guard, and buttplate are serial numbered, in this case, '4920'...Ex. coll. George Knight". CONDITION: Bbl is cleaned with scattered areas of staining and pitting. Rifling in bore is discernible though pitted. Bbl breech is well defined. Bbl markings are distinct. Lock is cleaned and pitted. All markings are discernible. Hammer is an Enfield replacement. Bbl bands are possible replacements. Ramrod is cleaned and pitted, matches condition of bbl, but is of Austrian manufacture. 4-31290 JS134 (15,000-20,000)"
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