Lot 139
Two Early Gun-Related Documents, One Regarding Committee of Safety Muskets. Manuscript Document, 3½ x 4 in., reads in part, "Received of Hezekiah Hunting Esq. 38 stands of armes compleat, 9 fine Locks with Bayonets, 7 Guns only without accouterment…21…of the Guns Received of Coronel Hunting Esq Returnd to the stores at Hartford." Merrill Lindsay's book The New England Gun notes a Hezekiah Huntington from Windham, Ct. as a Committee of Safety maker. This is probably the same person and the piece show that he actually delivered arms in accordance with the Committee of Safety.
The second piece is a treatise on gunsmithing, 8¼ x 4½ in, with instructions on both sides. It seems to be late 18th century and describes the flintlock mechanism. It breaks down the parts of the barrel, the lock, and the stock, and gives the advantages/disadvantages of using a blunderbuss, a fowling piece, a rifle, smooth-bored guns, and pistols. Two rare Revolutionary War manuscripts regarding guns.
Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500.
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