Need help Identifying this musket

baloozman · July 15, 2024, 01:19 PM

Hi, inherited this from dad, trying to id the manufacturer and date the musket. Here is some photos, any help is deeply appreciated.

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georgehwbush · July 15, 2024, 10:45 PM

is that a "tower of london" inspection stamp on the side plate ?

Hawg · July 16, 2024, 03:09 PM

It's not a military musket. It looks like a fowler(shotgun)to me. Without clear markings it's hard to tell who made it and sometimes even with them they can't be identified. Likewise with dating. Somebody with more knowledge and better pictures might be able to narrow it down some. It's missing the top jaw on the cock and the frizzen.

Jim Watson · July 16, 2024, 03:20 PM

And a "poor boy" type, too. Just a tallow hole in the stock and no escutcheons for stock pins or keys.

Hawg · July 16, 2024, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim Watson

And a "poor boy" type, too. Just a tallow hole in the stock and no escutcheons for stock pins or keys.

I wouldn't expect a pinned stock to have escutcheons. I wouldn't expect to see a full stock with keys, just sayin.

**4V50 Gary** · August 2, 2024, 11:45 AM

Better pictures. Let me see the stock from the wrist from the butt. Let me see the muzzle/endcap/rammer.

From the dark images, I suspect it was built from battlefield salvaged parts. That was common during the Revolution.

July 15, 2024, 01:19 PM	#1
baloozman Junior Member Join Date: July 14, 2024 Posts: 1	Need help Identifying this musket Hi, inherited this from dad, trying to id the manufacturer and date the musket. Here is some photos, any help is deeply appreciated. IMG_5546-transformed.jpeg IMG_5551-transformed.jpeg IMG_5550-transformed.jpeg

August 2, 2024, 11:45 AM	#6
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 22,288	Better pictures. Let me see the stock from the wrist from the butt. Let me see the muzzle/endcap/rammer. From the dark images, I suspect it was built from battlefield salvaged parts. That was common during the Revolution. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

July 15, 2024, 10:45 PM	#2
georgehwbush Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2023 Location: down town USA Posts: 537	is that a "tower of london" inspection stamp on the side plate ?

July 16, 2024, 03:09 PM	#3
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,376	It's not a military musket. It looks like a fowler(shotgun)to me. Without clear markings it's hard to tell who made it and sometimes even with them they can't be identified. Likewise with dating. Somebody with more knowledge and better pictures might be able to narrow it down some. It's missing the top jaw on the cock and the frizzen.

July 16, 2024, 03:20 PM	#4
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 19,155	And a "poor boy" type, too. Just a tallow hole in the stock and no escutcheons for stock pins or keys.