MODEL 1886 MUSKET. SN 82044. Cal. 45-70. 30 inch rnd bbl. Square base w/ pinned front sight. Military wind gauge rear sight. Full length musket fore end. Mounted w/ straight grain uncheckered American walnut w/ straight grip stock and carbine style buttplate w/ trap door. Accompanied w/ Cody firearm museum letter, identifying as a 45-70 musket shipped September 20th, 1893 on order number 24059. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl nose cap and bbl band retain 95-98% of orig. blue w/ just some minor sharp edge wear and some light surface scuffing. Receiver retains nearly all of it's bright orig. case color w/ a small amount of fading on belly. A couple of minor spots of surface corrosion. Hammer and lever have very strong visible dark case colors w/ some darkening on bottom of lever. Butt plate has 60-70% orig. blue w/ wear on the high spots and some flaking. Wood is sound w/ only a minor amount of nicks and dings. Both sides of butt stock have a series of dots arranged in the initials E.D. Mechanics are crisp and bore is bright and shiny. 4-31785 BDT27 (28,000-35,000)
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