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    Civil war percussion rifle ?

    @Poguetx is correct. The musket is a Danish M1828/46/59. The rear sight is an incorrect replacement. These were not imported for use in the Civil War.
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    Remington musket w. Maynard (1856) - questions on story and authenticity

    Your musket is one of 21,952 muskets altered in this manner at the Frankfort Arsenal near Philadelphia between 1856 and 1859. The locks and chambered breech pieces were manufactured by Remington, but they did not perform any work on the guns themselves. Additionally, the guns were rifled, though...
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    Did the US purchase any German Military Muskets?

    The US government bought huge numbers of continental European arms during the Civil War. Germany had not been unified by the Prussians yet, so the "German" arms were actually from a variety of Germanic states. Prussian arms were the most common, with over 160,000 arms described as being from...
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    Musket Identification

    It's a Bavarian M1858 Podewils Rifle-Musket. This one was actually converted to a breechloader (M1858 Podewils-Linder) and then reconverted back into a muzzleloader. Converting breechloaders to muzzleloaders is usually indicative of the arms being slated for sale in Africa or Asia after their...
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    New member looking for information

    Are there any markings in the wood just forward of the trigger guard?
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    French Muskets before 1815, recommendations for a good book?

    George Moller's "American Military Shoulder Arms, Volume I" would probably be of interest. There aren't a whole lot of closeup photos for build reference though.
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    1792 Contract Rifle in Original Flintlock

    Can you post a link to the photo? I'm not having any luck finding it on the website. Thanks, Garrett
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    Danzig 1836

    There was only one arms factory in Danzig making M1809 muskets for the Prussian government. It was a private armory originally owned by one Herr Apfelbaum. By the time the facilities were purchased by the Prussian State the armory building was owned by a Herr Behrend. The 1836 date on the lock...
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    Brown Bess identification please: what do I have?

    The unit/rack/serial numbers are likely Swedish. Sweden received a significant number of India Pattern guns from England during the Napoleonic Wars. Swedish percussion altered examples utilize a pretty distinct conversion method and are easily identifiable. They are almost always marked...
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    Books on German/Prussian Muskets?

    I don't know that you will find a single book that will be a comprehensive study on the Prussian M1740, at least not in English. George Moller's "American Military Shoulder Arms, Volume I" has quite a bit of good information on continental European arms as they relate to their usage in Colonial...
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    Unknown percussion musket without markings.

    It is an Afghan or Indian made copy of the British P1842 Musket, or one of the shorter versions of that family of arms, like the P1845 Extra Service Musket.
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    Help in Identifying Muzzleloader

    You're quite welcome. Glad to be helpful. As @EC121 says, to remove the barrel all you need to do is remove the tang screw and the barrel band. Just make sure your screw driver is a good fit; hollow ground ones are best. If you don't want to pull the barrel cover the cone (nipple) with some...
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    Help in Identifying Muzzleloader

    This is indeed a Lorenz. It is actually a more uncommon version in that it is a commercial variant of the Muster 1862 Rifle-Musket and not the more common Muster 1854 Rifle-Musket. The main difference is that the lock of the M1854 has a shoulder in front of the bolster which is not present on...
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    1861 Smooth Bore

    The varying bore size is the result of the barrel being shot out over time. It is quite common to find muskets with their muzzle diameters "opened up" due to ramrod wear. The two "25" markings on the side of the barrel are the bore size markings. They are in gauge rather than caliber. 25 gauge...
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    1861 Smooth Bore

    Guns that were sent abroad for use with native levies after the Sepoy Rebellion in India were a specially designed Native Service pattern. Although they have a superficial resemblance to the regular P1853 family of arms they were smoothbore weapons with simple block style rear sights. There are...
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    1861 Smooth Bore

    The scratch on the barrel corresponds to the side of the normal long range rear sight. This would be correct for muskets sold in to America during the Civil War, though it may have been sold elsewhere. It does prove that this is not an Indian or Afghan Native Service Musket.
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    1861 Smooth Bore

    There are no markings to conclude that the musket was definitely used in the Civil War. It is a definite probability, but as a colleague of mine says, the P1853 Rifle-Musket was the period equivalent of the AK-47 and was exported all over the world. Is there a rear sight or the impression where...
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    1861 Smooth Bore

    The "25" stamps are preliminary and finished bore gauges, which indicate that the musket was originally finished as .577 caliber. The barrel may be shot out and closer to .60 caliber now, especially near the muzzle, of the barrel may have been intentionally reamed out to make it into a fowler...
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    Breech loading flintlock - Ferguson or Hall?

    I own 6 Model 1819 Hall's Rifles, so I guess I am a bit of a fan. I don't really shoot them much, since the majority of them are Confederate percussion altered examples, but I have on occasion and have found no real issues with fouling and minimal (for the design) gas leakage when the block is...
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    CSA Whitworth Rifle Replica

    There is no commercially available reproduction of the two band 2nd Quality rifles imported by the Confederacy. If you aren't set on a Whitworth, and are simply looking at CS imported sharpshooters rifles, it would be much easier to buy or build a Kerr rifle. For all practical purposes they are...
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