All of the components and furniture of this period American-stocked musket are from a Pattern 1756 Long Land Brown Bess. The barrel has a bayonet lug on top, towards the muzzle. The lock is marked "HASKINS / 1758" at the tail. Lock markings were intentionally removed by Americans when the musket was stocked after capture. It has a full-length plain walnut stock. This musket has an associated iron ramrod. CONDITION: Lock and barrel retain a dark heavy brown patina, some scattered pitting. Lock functional and in its original flintlock configuration, shows some pitting. Some corrosion at breech. Lock is in its original flintlock configuration. Buttplate has been modified to fit a narrower stock. There is a thin sliver of wood missing at the rear bottom of the buttplate and some cracks. There are two minor cracks in front of lockplate screw and a chip of missing wood behind the barrel tang and above top of lockplate. Replaced sling swivels and ramrod. A nice Revolutionary War American-used musket. DMG Name Value Accessories Barrel Length 46" Caliber/Bore .75 Smoothbore Drop at Comb Drop at Heel FFL Status Antique Length of Pull Manufacturer Unknown Model Flintlock Paperwork Serial Number NSN
All of the components and furniture of this period American-stocked musket are from a Pattern 1756 Long Land Brown Bess. The barrel has a bayonet lug on top, towards the muzzle. The lock is marked "HASKINS / 1758" at the tail. Lock markings were intentionally removed by Americans when the musket was stocked after capture. It has a full-length plain walnut stock. This musket has an associated iron ramrod. CONDITION: Lock and barrel retain a dark heavy brown patina, some scattered pitting. Lock functional and in its original flintlock configuration, shows some pitting. Some corrosion at breech. Lock is in its original flintlock configuration. Buttplate has been modified to fit a narrower stock. There is a thin sliver of wood missing at the rear bottom of the buttplate and some cracks. There are two minor cracks in front of lockplate screw and a chip of missing wood behind the barrel tang and above top of lockplate. Replaced sling swivels and ramrod. A nice Revolutionary War American-used musket. DMG Name Value Accessories Barrel Length 46" Caliber/Bore .75 Smoothbore Drop at Comb Drop at Heel FFL Status Antique Length of Pull Manufacturer Unknown Model Flintlock Paperwork Serial Number NSN
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