Help identifying musket
I purchased this at an antique fair (UK) the other day and need some help identifying it. I was told it's a percussion musket, 1860-70ish.
The pictures include all the markings which i can find, some of which were on the underside of the barrel and could only be seen when disassembled. Judging from wear around the mechanism and the top of the barrel it seems to have been used quite a bit.
I'm planning on taking it to a gunsmith at the end of the week but thought I'd ask here first.
Posted Jul 15, 2019, 2:43 PM UTC
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It appears to be a 21 bore (.605 caliber) fowling piece made out of, or at least with parts made in the fashion of the Pattern 1853 family of arms. Since there is no hole in the front of the trigger guard I would judge that if it was made from a military arm it would have been a commercial Pattern 1856 rifle, or that it was built as a shotgun from old stock parts that were never finished.
The 21 bore proof leads me to think that it may be the latter scenario.