Featured in this lot is this Ex George Swain Collection Spanish Musket Lock and Barrel circa 1752 to 1757 and was displayed in the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum in Tombstone, Arizona. The musket barrel features a wonderfully and professionally crafted construction that shows a slight flair to the barrel and shows the proof mark towards the genesis of the barrel. The musket barrel comes complete with an original museum tag that reads as follows: 1700's Spanish Musket Lock and Barrel found between Tombstone & Bisbee by Bert Jerman - From: George Swain, former Tombstone city attorney in the 1800's - To: Copper Queen Store, Bisbee. 1752 Spanish musket barrel and lock represent the typical military firearm technology of mid-18th century colonial Spain. These muskets were flintlock in design, featuring long, smoothbore barrels designed for use by infantry. The lock mechanism was robust and reliable for the time, with a steel frizzen and flint striking system that ignited the powder charge. Commonly referred to as “Modelo 1752,” these muskets were used throughout Spain’s colonies, including in the Americas, and played a role in both military campaigns and frontier defense. Surviving examples are valuable artifacts, often marked with Spanish proofs and armory stamps. The condition of this lock and barrel musket is well preserved with some oxidation consistent with age but otherwise shows a well preserved condition. The measurements of this lock and barrel musket is 35" x 2 1/4" x 1 1/8". The collective weight of this Lock and barrel musket is