Excavated Flintlock

Excavated Flintlock

Revolutionary War excavated Flintlock The lock is mark St Etienne on the lock plate. It was unearthed at the site of the Battle of Hampton, VA (east of Yorktown) on October 24, 1775, when the Hampton militia and members of the 2nd Virginia Regiment under Capt. George Nicholas had bolstered their breastworks protecting the town wharf at Hampton, VA. Purchased from William H. Seippel, Atlanta, Georgia All parts are intact but in uncleaned condition. The lock would have been from an early French Musket that could have been used in both the F and I War and the Rev War.

Provenance:

William Seipel, Atlanta, GA

Gordon Barlow, Swoope, VA