Review on the Pedersoli Austrian 1798 musket

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Good morning all, the musket is well on its way! I know little about the austrian muskets in this late 18th century era. Is anyone well versed in austrian military arms in this era?
 
FlintlockMilitaryRifle said:
Hello all, I just ordered a pedersoli 1798 Austrian musket from Taylor. It seems these pattern are rarely discussed on this channel. I would post pics as soon as I got the musket. It is in 69 caliber and brass furniture.

Cost me over 2 grand on this. https://www.taylorsfirearms.com/1798-austrian-flintlock-rifle-44-11-16-69.html
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That's a nice looking musket in the Taylor auction. I may be off but it looks very similar to the French 1777 musket, especially the brass pan on its lock plate.
 
Hello all, I just got this musket. I am quite confuse about why there is discoloration after the brass. I used brasso to polish it a bit and oiled it up afterwards.
 
FlintlockMilitaryRifle said:
......I am quite confuse about why there is discoloration after the brass. ....
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Typical. It's probably been in storage long enough to aquire "patina". Even more elbow grease is the answer if you want it to shine like new.

Also, as an aside: lots of people like to refinish their Pedersoli stocks. Pedersoli furnishes their pieces with really nice wood, but the "factory finish" they use doesn't do it justice.
 
Hi, I am extremely sensitive in keeping the musket in factory new condition. Is there any thing I can use to remove the discoloration?
 
I don't know about your particular musket but some manufactures use steal with a brass washing over them instead of actual brass where brass was used on the originals. Too much elbow grease and/or alot of use will cause the washing to rub off. If your brass is discolored that may be why--it may not be real brass. I have an older Armi Sport Richmond musket I bought new for $450 maybe about 25 years ago. Check the current price on the DGW site for that make and model and you'll get an idea of how long I've had it. The washing is starting to wear on the heel of the butt plate because they use that method instead of real brass. Seems like I read on the DGW site a review of the Pedersoli Spanish musket and the wearing off of that brass washing was mentioned. If Pedersoli does that on their Spanish musket they may well do so on their Austrian musket as well. Don't trust my memory though. You may want to look up the Spanish musket on the DGW site and read the reviews.
 
FlintlockMilitaryRifle said:
Hello all, I just ordered a pedersoli 1798 Austrian musket from Taylor. It seems these pattern are rarely discussed on this channel. I would post pics as soon as I got the musket. It is in 69 caliber and brass furniture.

Cost me over 2 grand on this. https://www.taylorsfirearms.com/1798-austrian-flintlock-rifle-44-11-16-69.html
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A little heavier than a 1777 charleville. The Brass hardware is heavier. Countries in Europe began copying the 1777 musket because it was pretty easy to manufacture.

The prior model used a gooseneck cock that was similar to a continental lock.

Aside from the that, the musket really is a decent example of an Austrian flintlock musket of that era.

The salient difference in the Austrian flintlock musket is the upper band has a long rammer guide, the Austrians had been using rammer guides on bands for nearly 50 years prior.

The stocks were often in European beech however walnut was used too.
 
FlintlockMilitaryRifle said:
Hi, I am extremely sensitive in keeping the musket in factory new condition. Is there any thing I can use to remove the discoloration?
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If you are going to shoot it, it will not stay in new condition, no matter what you do.
Keep in mind it is a military musket, originally made by the tens of thousands, and often used as a club in a close-quarter engagement, not a work of art presentation piece.
During and after battles in rainy, muddy conditions, captured muskets were sometimes thrown into deep ruts in muddy roads to fill them in so the wheels of the artillery and supply wagons would not get bogged down so much.
As for polishing the brass, Flitz metal polish is the best thing I have found after 45 years of use.
Better than the more commonly used Brasso. Also leaves a little bit of a protective barrier to air and water as well.
 
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Thank you all for the kind reply. I do have a question though: does anyone know what the cover label for the Austrian 18th century military bundle looks like? Is it 10 rounds per bundle? Or is it 5? There seems to be lack of informations on this one.

Flint
 

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