Foreign Military Antique Long Guns

This British Pattern 1853 rifle musket appears to have been modified for use by native Indian troops. After the 1857 Sepoy rebellion the British decided that the native troops would be equipped with obsolete firearms. This Pattern 1853 rifle musket has an overall length of approx. 55". The 39" round barrel has been bored to 60 caliber smooth bore from its original 577 rifled caliber. Much of...

Chilean military Mauser contract. Serial numbers are matching, except for the bolt. Bore is excellent. Stock has a nice cartouche. Very good overall condition.

Rare “Jacobs Rifle” by Swinburne & Son. Designed and developed by General John Jacob, British Army, whom was commander of the Scinde Irregular Cavalry. The Jacobs Rifle became known for accuracy at long distance. Approximately 900 were issued to officers and men. After General Jacobs death in 1858, many of the rifles were returned to military storage and later sold on the commercial...

French Dragoon Musket Model 1777 “Corrigé An IX”. Metal has a light grey patina, appears to have been cleaned at some point. Inscription on lockplate is hard to read “Maubeuge Manufacture Imperial”. Wood is good, shows minor handling usage. These muskets were heavily used during the Napoleonic campaigns.

This Belgian made Swiss Model 1851 percussion musket is in fine overall condition. We have identified it as a Model 1851 as it generally fits the pattern. The overall length is approx. 51". The 35.5" round 59 caliber smooth bore barrel has a fine bore. The barrel is equipped with a block with blade front and adjustable swiss rear sight marked with the Swiss cross over S and 48. The barrel is...

This is a Danish-Norwegian percussion altered Model 1769-1841 rifled musket with a dog lock hammer safety. It started life as a Danish 18mm smooth bore Model 1769 flintlock musket with the dog lock safety on the hammer. It was most likely altered to percussion after 1841 in Norway where it was fitted with a 40.5" 18mm rifled barrel. The overall length of this Model 1769-1841 rifled musket is...

Lock is marked "H. Dickinson, Minories, London". Rear sight is three leaf. Metal has a gray-brown patina with no abuse. Twenty four in barrel has a side lug for bayonet. Butt plate, tang and bayonet lug have the number 9. Carbine has the chain and nipple protector. Overall condition is very good. The wood has scattered handling marks you would expect on a military carbine. No cracks or...

Made circa 1820. 38 ¼ Inches. Barrel as scattered pitting and a brown patina. Wood is good with some repaired cracks. Wood is nice and sharp overall. Gun comes with a bayonet that needs some pitting.

This German Model 1871 Mauser rifle was modified circa 1896 to 6.5X53,5 SR mm Daudeteau caliber by the French St. Denis arsenal. It was then sold to Uruguay. The overall length is approx. 50/75". The approx. 31.5" round barrel has a good bore with dark, strong rifling. All the metal has a smooth brown patina. As usual, the bolt does not match the gun as they were mixed during their...

This Model 1871 Spanish rolling block infantry rifle has the Portuguese crown over AR.O. over 1881 on the left side of the receiver. The 37" round 11.15Z57R Spanish Remington (43 Spanish) round barre has a poor bore. All the metal is dark with light roughness. The butt stock is good with what may be a unit marking cut into the left side and  No. 4384 on the right at the butt and forward of...

These muskets were used in the Civil War. This Belgian 69 caliber percussion musket is a copy of the French Model 1857. The overall length is approx. 56.25". The approx. 40.5" round barrel has a fair dark smooth bore with roughness. All the metal is smooth and bright with brown staining. The barrel has a mounted blade front sight and a block rear sight mounted to the barrel tang. The barrel...

This carbine is very similar to the issue British Pattern 1856 cavalry carbine. It is approx. 37 1/2" long. The round approx. 21" smooth bore 58 caliber barrel has a fair bore. Differing from the two leaf rear sight of the British Pattern 1856 carbine, this carbine has a fixed notch rear sight. The barrel is inspected E/crown/1. It also has a 5/8" long oval what appears to be an East India...

This is an interesting Norwegian flintlock short rifle. The overall length is approx. 44.25". The approx. 29" round approx. 73 caliber barrel has an excellent bore with strong, bright rifling. All metal is bright with light staining. The barrel has a script K (Kongsberg Arsenal) and two small inspectors marks (1 and and a symbol).  The brass front sight is mounted on an approx. .5" X 1"...

This interesting Wilson breech-loading percussion 577 caliber rifle is dated 1873. It is virtually identical to those used by the Confederacy during the Civil War. The round approx. 33.5" barrel has a fine bright bore with strong rifling and light frosting in the grooves. It is marked with three Birmingham proof marks and the 25 caliber (577) designation. All the metal is a smooth...

This Swiss 1867 military Peabody rifle was made by the Providence Tool Company, Providence, RI. The round approx. 32.75" round 41 Swiss rimfire caliber barrel has a fine bore with bright, strong rifling with just al little frosting in the grooves near the muzzle. The gun has an overall smooth brown patina. The barrel, forearm, and buttstock are numbered 13882. The action has the standard...

This Belgian flintlock short musket was made in the early 1800s. The overall length is approx. 48.5". The round 61 caliber barrel has a good brown bore. All the metal is bright with the expected age staining. The top of the barrel has the oval Belgian ELG proof. There is a small star over V behind it and a 1 on the left flat (the 1 is repeated on a few other parts). The lock has a small...

This third model Brown Bess flintlock musket is the type used by British yeomanry/volunteer units. The yeomanry/volunteer units were formed and funded by the local lord/duke/earl/viscount/etc. to provide regional protection. The 39" round 76 caliber barrel has a very good smooth bore. The barrel is bright with minimal staining. The barrel is fastened with three keys. It has two Birmingham...

This British third model Brown Bess flintlock musket is an example of the type used by the Volunteer/Yeomanry units in the late 18th to mid-19th century. The volunteer/yeomanry units were raised and funded by the local lord/duke/earl/viscount/etc. for protection of the surrounding area. The overall length is approx. 53". The 37" round 76 caliber barrel has a fair bore with some roughness....

This third model Brown Bess flintlock musket was most likely used by a British volunteer/yeomanry unit. The volunteer/yeomanry units were military forces raised and paid for by the local duke/baron/viscount/earl/etc. These units were common during the first part of the 19th century. The 39" round 75 caliber barrel has a good bore with some roughness. It has Birmingham proofs. The metal has a...

This third model commercial Brown Bess musket is carbine caliber. The 39" round 65 caliber smooth bore barrel has a good bore. The metal has a smooth brown patina. The barrel has Birmingham proofs. The lock is marked WARRENTED in the center and FULL PROOF in an arc at the tail. This is the first time we have observed the FULL PROOF mark. The brass furniture are fine with an even aged wear....