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Plains Cree beaded rifle scabbard with a Barnett Trade Musket. 1st item: Southern Canada Plains Cree tanned hide scabbard with band of wool cloth decorated with bead flowers and fringe. 47 in. L (plus end fringe). 2nd item – lightweight carbine-length percussion Barnett trade musket with the lockplate marked “Barnett London 1885” and an impressed proof depicting a “fox in a tombstone” with initials “EB”. 30 in. smoothbore barrel, approx. 62 cal., with obscured proof marks; oversized trigger guard (for gloved use), iron trigger guard with brass buttplate, notched rear sight and bead front sight. Side plate verso depicts a brass sea serpent. The lockplate markings indicate distribution by the Hudson Bay Company for the Northwest region. Overall: 46 in. L. Late 19th century.
CONDITION: Scabbard in overall good condition with older 5 in. L stitched repair. Wool cloth with losses at top. Musket hammer holds at 1/2 and full cock, releases smoothly with hammer pull. Stock with typical handling wear. Bore dirty.
