Flintlock musket
Nathan Gregory (fl.1670 - 1712)
Category
Arms and armour
Date
circa 1690 - circa 1710
Materials
iron, wood, brass
Measurements
length 1475 mm
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Dyrham, Gloucestershire
NT 452121.1
Summary
Gun; English flintlock musket by Nathan Gregory of London, c1690 - c1710
Full description
Military flintlock musket, English, c1700, by Nathan Gregory, gunmaker of London (active 1677 – 1712), contractor to the Ordnance 1695 - 99. The musket is unusual as the stock has been painted or stained to represent burr wood, which was fashionable for civilian guns at this period. The Ordnance mark on the barrel is probably that used during the reign of Queen Anne (1702 - 1714). Round iron barrel with a turned moulding at the breech. The muzzle has a brass blade fore-sight. The breech is stamped with London Gunmakers Company proof marks and the makers mark, NG under a star, together with an Ordnance mark, crossed sceptres and Crown (feint). The barrel tang has been bent. The barrel is retained to the stock by 3 barrel pins. The ramrod is missing. Length: 107.4cm Calibre: 20mm Wooden full stock with heavy form, stained overall to represent burr wood. Brass furniture comprising; tacked on butt plate, trigger guard with blob finial and 2 baluster form ramrod pipes. There is a scroll tip trigger. Flintlock with a large flat plate and stamped GREGORY. The cock and the dog-catch are missing. It has a facetted flashpan and a wide, square top frizzen. The lock is retained to the stock by 3 sidenails (1 missing). Overall length:147.4cm Brian Godwin, “17th Century Muskets at Dyrham Park”, Canadian Arms Collecting Journal, Bloomfield, Canada, Vol.34, No.4, 1998 H.L.Blackmore, British Military Firearms 1650 - 1850, London 1960
Provenance
Indigenous collection purchased by Ministry of Works in 1956 and given to National Trust in 1961.
Marks and inscriptions
Barrel: NG under a star (Nathan Gregory) Barrel: GP and V (London Gunmakers Company proof marks) Lock: Gregory
Makers and roles
Nathan Gregory (fl.1670 - 1712) , gunsmith