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I would say call Lodge wood. He has parts listed for M1816's, so I'd start there. Finding all Springfield Arsenal parts is gonna be fun. It's looks to be in very nice condition.

It appears to be a parts gun. The stock is a M1855-M1863 profile, as is the lock plate, but it appears to have no markings anywhere. That's odd. The barrel should be .58 Cal rifled. They did bore them smooth after the war when sold off a surplus, maybe that's why it's smoothbore. I say it's a...

It's a Model 1842 Springfied Musket. The Lock would have been made in 1849 if it is so marked. You might find the remains of the same date on the surface of the barrel tang. Also look for a VP and a Eagle head on the barrel opposite the lock. It was probably altered after the Civil War for use...

I have no idea what that is. It has a typical BSAT Enfield lockplate, the hammer is not correct, the barrel is a Springfield M1861 or M1863 barrel, the rest of the furniture is civilian I think. I wouldn't buy it. You can't restore it to its Civil War appearance because it from several different...

I like the been there done that look. Just a heads up, Enfields produced by the BSAT were all hand assembled and parts are not interchangable. So whatever you are missing, you can probably find original parts, but you will have to hand fit them.

I'm pretty sure the originals finish for Springfield's didn't include stain. I've seen Lodgewoods stocks, and was always curious why they are so dark. Look at originals and they turn dark after many years. The "Organ of Muskets" at Springfield Arsenal shows muskets with lighter stocks. That's...

Stay around! Maybe you don't shoot, but you have experience you can share with others.

Looks 1770's to 1780's to me. Could it have been here, yes. Could it have came here in the 1940s after WWII, yes. It would have been newly made at the time of the Revolution, so if it came here, it probably would have been with German troops, not necessarily Hessians. German troops from several...

Clay Smith has a 4 bore oct/round blunderbuss barrel on sale for $350. Custom made, just look on his site under Trade Blanket section. You want a real blunderbuss barrel, that's the one.

Have Ed Rayl make you a barrel with a 1" bore, the rest you can buy and make one that is an actual blunderbuss. I made a Queen Anne version doglock type with parts from TRS and stocked it myself. Thought I was on top of the world cause I had a blunderbuss that nobody had. The next year, the...

Boy, that lock looks way earlier than 1800. Interesting to see the spurs on the buttcap as a different material and pinned separately.

It doesn't look like a defarb for a reenactor, it looks like the worst job at trying to make an antique to make a buck on someone who has no knowledge of originals. Terrible that it happens, but it happens.

If you look directly above the one cartouche with the curly A, I see the remnants of another cartouche directly above it, just to the left of the black dot. I don't know what the vertical one at the end of the lock panel could be. Yes the stock is severely sanded, but you see that alot...

I didn't see it in any of my books. I have a 1862 dated Springfield as well, and it doesn't have any initials like you mention. Here's a pic of the cartouches for reference . Also if you Google images of 1862 dated Springfield's , the cartouches are always the same as in the picture, it doesn't...

Well if it's a Mason barrel from your research, and a Springfield lock, then it's safe to say it's a parts gun. I think I can make out an ESA in the one cartouche, but can't determine the others. Is the breech face marked with a series of letters? Does it have its hammer? Any other marks on the...

I'm just throwing this out there, but the Nepalese parts are different from the British parts. Besides the muskets made with interchangable parts for the British Army, all the BSAT muskets were hand fitted, so no two stocks will fit each other's parts. I assume the Nepalese parts were made under...

Agreed with above, if you purchased it as a COS musket, you better get your money back. Sorry.

That's right, if you have a different take on the subject, STFU! 😳 Azmntman, it's a public forum, people will post their opinions if you agree or not. Kiblers stuff always creates discussions, some like him, other don't. That's a good thing. It will drive some to his products, and it will spur...

I don't understand, does the museum say this is an original piece? Or on display to represent a French gun?

He's gonna have to just sell the leather besides the kit. All the future professional Kibler bag makers out there won't need a new tool kit everytime they make one. The real money is in the leather.