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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;springfld.arsenal, post: 9481611, member: 54&quot;]So he asked my wife to take it on consignment so she’s sending this out to Asian antiques dealers.&nbsp; The idea is to find a dealer with connections to potential customers for this specialized item; she has none.&nbsp; We consign in this price range for 10%.&nbsp; Frankly I’m guessing he’ll have to take less.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you know of potential customers, kindly share this!</p><p><br /></p><p>“Hello.&nbsp; We have for sale an historically-important 1848-dated Chinese matchlock Jingal musket with extensive markings.&nbsp; Here is a translation of most of the markings, and a photo of the gigantic (8 foot-long, 7/8 inch bore) weapon.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/189102681@N07/shares/V49q22ny4x" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/189102681@N07/shares/V49q22ny4x" rel="nofollow">https://www.flickr.com/photos/189102681@N07/shares/V49q22ny4x</a>&nbsp; This came from the descendants of a US Navy officer who participated in defense of the U.S. legation in Peking, China in 1901, during the Boxer Rebellion.&nbsp; It was presented to Lu Jianying on his promotion to Viceroy of&nbsp; Liangjiang Province in 1848.&nbsp; He was killed during the Taiping Revolution in 1853.&nbsp; $125,000. FOB Alexandria, Va.” (contact info removed for posting here, contact me via PM if needed)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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