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If you are portraying a militiaman, may I suggest looking for a Fowler instead? No French muskets of that type were even in the colonies in 1775, and most Besses were in the hands of the British. A civilian type of Fowler would be correct, and might be easier to find. If you really want one of...

Looks Germanic to me. My guess that the dates are correct give it take a decade.

Go to a dealer named Rebel Relics. He's got some high end Confederate stuff for sale, but he does have a cutdown P53 that he believes is a legit period alteration. I believe the barrel was cut to 25 inches. It would be a good gun to use as an example if you do cut your down. I say go for it.

It was a $400 dollar gun at best. He did you a favor. Watch the online auctions. Converted M1816's and such come up all the time. You'll be able to find one that is unaltered for what you offered or a little more.

On antique stocks I use warm distilled water and a drop of dish soap. I go in a circular motion with this solution in a soft bristle toothbrush. It will remove the dirt, and have no effect on the finish. Go gently and take your time.

The H&P stands for Hewes and Phillips. They converted flintlocks muskets to percussion during the early years of the civil war. Yes the conversions had a variety of rear sights, which is missing on this one. It's probably been rifled. But like the other musket you are looking at, this has been...

Looks like a 4th Model Burnside. Check with the N-SSA guys, they shoot them all the time. Bullets are available.

Believe it or not, it was the shape of the hammer that made me think of a Danish gun. I've just seen it before in a book at some point and it stuck with me. It was a lucky hunch, that's all.

It looks like a Danish Model 1806 pistol that was converted to percussion, with the dog, in the 1840's. Google the above pistol and you will see them in percussion and it's original flintlock.

I wouldn't pay more than $400 if you really want it. It's probably shootable, and a nice old piece. But in it's altered condition, its lost alot of its value.

If it's cutback, then you should offer even less. Doesn't take away from the history it might have seen, but it does effect the price.

I stand corrected. Thank you for the pic. I should have looked more closely at the PH Enfields and other repros breech sections.

Eithe way, those marking are not correct for a Civil War P53. Some are commercial and some are government. I think it's just a repro that someone got stamp happy with. Looking closer at the pics, it looks like a two piece breech. You can see the seam line. PH didn't use that type of breach. Dont...

The odd thing is the stock has a BSAT rondel, but the lock and barrel both have broad arrows signifying government used. Those two things don't go together. The barrel is also stamped for 24 gauge or 58 caliber, which would represent an gun made for a Union contract during the civil war...

I don't think it's necessarily a commercial variant, just one that doesn't have the typical engraved wrist escutcheon. They were issued to many principalities in Germany I believe. I think yours is probably made at Potzdam. If it has three flared front thimbles it dates to the late 1780s as they...

Some would call it a Springfield 1822/28 others a Type 3 Model 1816. Either way it's a very nice condition musket. At Springfield they only made them through 1840, so yours was made towards the end of production. Has the Belgian cone in barrel conversion, which was a popular way to update the...

Not sure , but it looks like a percussion conversion of a French M1822 rifled musket. It's not American, but might have been imported during the Civil War.

No it would not have been converted during the War of 1812. The first Percussion musket adopted by the US was the Model 1842 Springfield. That gun is a mystery. Its tacks and leather might denote native usage. The lock doesn't fit the mortise that it's inserted into. Doesn't mean it hasn't been...

Even the US military played with the idea including the 4 shot Ellis Repeating rifle from the 1820's. Picture a M1817 Common Rifle with a crazy breech section and a sliding lock. The Lindsey Rifle Musket was a two shot musket from the Civil War. Neither were popular or accepted for use.

Google the above maker, and you can see a variety of their rifles. New England target rifles have their own style, as do Ohio Rifles. It doesn't scream New England target gun. The lock, breech, furniture all look simpler than you'd see on a New England gun. Target sights weren't usually that...