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I talked to my Dad tonight and he said it's approximately a 60 caliber smooth bore.

Thank you once again for passing on your vast knowledge to my father and I, we truly appreciate. Am I correct in thinking it is near impossible to place a value on this gun?

More pictures as promised.

Dave, have you come across a moon and star proof mark before? I'm going to post other pictures of the entire gun either tonight or tomorrow.

As promised here is the proof mark. Here you'll see a little crescent which is located on the top of the barrel. My Dad seems to think it may be a very worn out makers mark. He thinks he sees bird feathers. Dave, my Dad wanted me to tell you that he believes that grip end of the stock has...

Thanks a lot everyone for the help. There are more proof marks which I will take pictures of tomorrow and share them here. If it is indeed a "Frankenstein" gun then my Dad will be crushed. He thought he may have a gem here.

Well a couple people on another forum thinks it's a French gun and by the sounds of it the safety device is a rare find. I'm still looking for more info if anyone can help.

Greetings, My father came across a flintlock pistol and he's looking to find some more about it. What we know so far is pretty little really. He's more of a shotgun guy but he saw this flintlock with what he and a lot of others think is some sort of crude safety mechanism and just had to have...