F&I War / Revolutionary War Dog Lock Musket with Bayonet

Excellent F&I War / Revolutionary War dog lock musket with bayonet owned by Benjamin Hinman of Southbury, CT. He fought at Fort Ticonderoga, Crown Point and Quebec. Colonel Hinman was elected to serve as a representative in the Connecticut Colonial Legislature in sessions in 1760–1762 and in 1767–1768. From 1767 to 1771 he held a commission as Lieutenant Colonel of the 13th Regiment of Horse and Foot. He became Colonel of the 13th Regiment in 1771 and served in the Revolutionary War Lexington & Concord and other northern battles until discharged in 1777 to return to the CT Colonial Legislature.

Provenance: Robert Thebert, Sr, Collection, Deansboro, NY
Gordon Barlow, Swoope, VA.