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    Brown Bess ID help please

    Along with the Musket I inherited the items shown . There are no discernible marking on them that I can see . Any help in dating these or suggestion where I might get that info if this is not allowed on this site …thanks for the help from all who have
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    Brown Bess ID help please

    Along with the Musket I inherited the items shown . There are no discernible marking on them that I can see . Any help in dating these or suggestion where I might get that info if this is not allowed on this site …thanks for the help from all who have commented ….
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    Brown Bess ID help please

    Great point ! I will never sell it ….was just looking for an approximate value to decide if I should insure it ?
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    Brown Bess ID help please

    with it being a composite of parts what would it be worth ?
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    Brown Bess ID help please

    Thanks to everyone who has weighed in on my questions …so if this gun is a composite of many different parts , and doesn’t fit the traditional classes of identification …can it still be called a brown Bess ?
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    Brown Bess ID help please

    This gun is from New Hampshire . The previous posts suggest it was assembled after 1813 , and possibly used by local militia . I’m a little confused . if it’s isn’t India pattern , what did it start out as before India pattern and French parts were added ?
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    Brown Bess ID help please

    Is there any particular cleanser or oil I could use , or should I just leave it alone ….
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    Brown Bess ID help please

    So two questions , why would the French trigger guard and side plate be added to a late India pattern ? As an upgrade or to replace damage ? Lastly , I just inherited this relic . As the pictures show it is in poor condition. What if anything can be done to clean it up and restore it , or should...
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    Brown Bess ID help please

    So two questions , why would the French trigger guard and side plate be added to a late India pattern ? As an upgrade or to replace damage ? Lastly , I just inherited this relic . As the pictures show it is in poor condition. What if anything can be done to clean it up and restore it , or should...
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    Brown Bess ID help please

    Thank you Dave … i could verify the ancestors presence at the 1759 battle but was unsure of the musket . I thought it was probably India but wasn’t sure , what about it indicates it has French components ?
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    Brown Bess ID help please

    Family heirloom Musket with Provenance to French Indian War Veteran as owner . have verified he was with Wolfe at Quebec battle In September of 1759 , trying to confirm this musket is old enough to have been there too … overall length 55 1/2 inches long , barrel 39 inches , sadly badly pitted …
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