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Interesting. Remember that I can't TIG weld 😂 The only fella I know who can weld is very unreliable (just too busy to commit) so I would have to get resourceful. I can always ask the guy for photos. Since it was a show gun it definitely had a lot of pyro put through it. The seller said of...

So you think it has been 'worked' on (to make it more functional)? As for abuse, I was just looking at that lock screw and the pan. The pan has that bit that looks melted and the jaw screw looks like someboy wrenched it with channel locks after it got stuck or something. As a newbie I can't...

Why do you like the Grice lock so much? Is that the one you would get? If so, what is your thinking? I notice the top jaw screw has been manhandled a bit as well so it leads me to think there may be a lot of abuse on it. These muskets were used by Royal Nova Scotia Tattoo so they have been...

Well he has two others. The one with the jewelled lock (Grize 1762, repro) and an unmarked lock. The Grice lock is 500 but needs a mainspring and the unmarked is 650 and is ready to go. The ' Grice ' marked musket has a small stable crack at the forend near the nosecap. I am strongly strongly...

Yeah, this was the reason I didnt jump -he has other working ones for sale for $500 which would be less than the non working one.

It was $250 Canadian, sold before I could reconsider it. Seller still have 3 others in varying states of being cobbled together for 500+

The hobby already has me :D I know beyond a shadow of doubt that it's one I want to pursue, I am just not certain I want to kick it off with this particular gun. We have a military show yearly where I live during 'normal' times and there is always at least one Bess or three-band enfield...

Hey folks, I have decided to forgo this one in lieu of finding one that is a replica of a period gun as opposed to a trade gun. I don't mind a bit of work, but I think the combination of the type of rifle plus the condition it's in makes this somewhat undesireable to me. I have been looking for...

Ahh, This is starting to look less & less attractive as a prospective first purchase. Sad, as this is the first gun in my price range to crop up in a long while. Maybe it's better practice to just hustle away some extra cash and get a viable reproduction.

They are all Belgian made but with different locks. I'll ask the fellow if he has actually shot any, he says there are Belgian Liege marks on the barrel. How much filing and drilling are we talking? I have hand files, a drill and a dremel.

Hey folks, thanks for all the input so far. I actually do not have this in-hand yet and am asking ahead of the acquisition so as to ascertain whether or not it's worth acquiring at all. I'm not really sure it's old enough to be a trade type gun, I think it's a post 1950s repro. The seller has...

Hail friends, An inexpensive brown bess has come up for sale, the only issue is that it needs some lock parts. Being Belgian in origin, I have no idea whether Track of the Wolf's parts will fit, and I am new to the hobby. Seeking opinions and suggestions regarding the attached photos. What...