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took a look under butt plate. It is so heavly stained and finished it would be impossible to read rings. Intresting idea though. Not sure what the rammer is made of. It is very "springy" or flexable. Will measure later, but is about 1/4" to 5/16 all the way dowm. Darryl

Robin, That is interesting. I'll look when I get home. How or where would you match them up? Darryl

Hi Gordon, Yes it is wooden and fairly thin. It seems hand made. If you run your fingers down it, it is very wavy. Is it original??? I don't know. It is old, but how old???? Could be the 5th or 6th ramrod on that gun....who knows. I will say this the stain is a little lighter than on the stock...

The Ram rod is not iron, it wooden. And hand made.

I wish I had taken photos of the stock when the lock was removed. I don't wan't to remove it again. I can say that the margins around the lock are pretty good. The stock behind the lock looks to be matched to the lock and not altered to accomidate this lock. Who knows if this is the original...

"You do not have a one of a kind item. Hundreds of thousands of these muskets were imported to the U.S. The value of origional Charlivilles in average condition is not much more than the value of new production repros!" I can buy repro of 1777's for $500 to $1000. Is there somewhere I'm...

Hi All, Well it looks like I have a direction to look at. I apreciate all your hard work here. It is amazing all the info you guys contain!! Thank you I apreciate it very much! Darryl

I am suprised at the responces. I though I might get pounded for even thinking of restoration. You know how restoration and antiques are. However we are not in the furnature buisness. I am very apreciative of your comments and I am going to add the front stock on. Now as far as shooting...

Fergetful Jones, When I bought my collection over a 12 year period (way back then) they were getting harder each year to find. I had to quite because I had what I wanted but mostly the cost was going crazy. Seems harder to find these days and I don't like the prices much either. Zonie, That is...

Robin, Very nice! Very cool. Reading the mark on the gun now make very good sense. The A at first is not an A at all but the right side of an M That is why the O (second letter) seemed larger than the A(first letter). The left side of the M(first letter) is there, just so worn as very hard...

Hi All, I posted this once. But can

What or where or who is MOLAS? Darryl

I guess I should have been a little more precise when I said exact twin. Many of the features were very close and the style was certaily very very close. The stock is mainly what caught my attention about it. The flutes running down the butt of the stock and the general shape. They were...

Thank you all! You have been great. First off

Hi All, I'm new to the forum. I posted this question at another forum and received no responces. I hope someone here can help. I