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Thanks 54Ball. I appreciate you asking your gunsmith friend about this. I feel honored to be in possession of this bit of history and I want give it the attention and respect it deserves. I am worried about the idea that it may have been damaged by inappropriate cleaning. I don't know which...

How do I find an appropriate person to stabilize my musket? Is there someone in the NH area that you know of?

For military service, Enoch's grandfather Benjamin was in Lieutenant Joseph Swett's Company in Hampton NH dealing with Indians. That was about mid 1707 which pre-dates this musket since we established above that it was made between 1728 and 1746.

My relative's name was Daniel Philbrick b. 04 Sep 1753, d. 18 Apr 1835. He Served 2 Apr 1775 to 1 Jan 1776 in Col. Poor's regiment and Capt Moses Leavitts Company. Later he also served as an orderly sergeant in 1777 for three months in Col. Drakes Regiment and Capt. Moses Leavitts Company, and...

The letters ExB correspond to Enoch Brown of Epsom, New Hampshire. Enoch and his next door neighbor Daniel Philbrick went of to war together. They both were at Saratoga when General Buryoyne was defeated. As the story goes, after Enoch and Daniel returned from the war they traded muskets. I do...

Here are some better pictures of the areas in question. [URL=http://s1169.photobucket.com/user/Jeff03263/media/20161202_003505.jpg.html][IMG]

Thanks. I checked and it is not loaded.

Thank you 54ball, you have given me much to digest here. Let me try. The 1717 was replaced eleven years later in 1728 with the improvement of three barrel bands to hold its 46 3/4 inch barrel in place. This makes mine 1728 or later because mine clearly had a center barrel band because I can...

I am reaching out to anyone that can help identify the make and model of this musket. I would like to know as much as I can about it. Ever since I can remember, this antique musket hung over the doorway in the family room of my parents house. My father recently passed the musket on to me and I...

Hi Everyone. I found this forum while reading about antique muskets. I don't know much about them but they are interesting to me.