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  1. florkinliege

    Examples of fusil fin?

    Paul's Antique Arms & Armour--A VERY FINE+ FRENCH FLINTLOCK FOWLER, by PIGNY OF PARIS, ca. 1730
  2. florkinliege

    Fowler ramrod ends

    I think some of the "metal discs" may have been tacks on lower end guns.
  3. florkinliege

    Chesapeake bay fowler

    Walnut stocked middle of the road English fowler with a 4' or so barrel would be a great choice, something club butt with TRS "Cookson" parts and a long barrel would also seem to be good if you wanted something a tad more nautical. Pennsylvania Gazette advertisement - Kent county Maryland...
  4. florkinliege

    TOW Willits Brown Bess Lock

    A pre 1730s Colonel's purchase gun is a different animal than later "King's pattern" procurement. From my understanding, there is no such thing as a "regimental contract" musket after say the p1730s, but that was the system in some cases prior to the "King's pattern". By the time a pattern gun...
  5. florkinliege

    TOW Willits Brown Bess Lock

    boman said: Sir, might I ask how you know this information and any particulars on the Williamsburg long land musket with the Willits lock? I know the foundation purchased an extensive collection of English muskets from an estate in England in 1935 but have only studied those that I can research...
  6. florkinliege

    The Rifle Shop :brown bess

    My apologies, I had a typo and my post was full of failure. The Willets lock on this p42 Long land is 1746. See page 26 of Darling's Red Coat and Brown Bess for a Willets 1747 marked Dragoon musket.
  7. florkinliege

    TOW Willits Brown Bess Lock

    Gents, Colonial Williamsburg has a p42 Bess they purchased in 1935 with a Willets 1746 marked lock. There is at least another Willets lock in a dragoon musket with 1747.
  8. florkinliege

    The Rifle Shop :brown bess

    Dave, Colonial Williamsburg has a cut down pattern 42 Bess with Willets 1746 1762 lock in it that they purchased in 1935 (typo edited)
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