Revolutionary War Musket Sells

The Dutch flintlock musket used to fire the first shot at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775 was sold by Morphy Auctions for $492,000. It belonged to Private John Simson (1748-1825) and stayed in his family for the 244 years before the sale. It is said he fired the first shot against the Colonel’s famous orders, “Don’t shoot until you see the whites of their eyes.” The gun was accompanied by family papers and other documentation.