Brown Bess ID help please

[Eaton54]

It Is a musket, and could have an interesting history, Eaton, but Brown Bess was the name given to specific muskets.

with it being a composite of parts what would it be worth ?

 

[sussexmuzllodr]

That.s what I like about this forum. Folks weigh in on many facets of this Hobby. A forum embodied in many angles of knowledge and skills. Hat tip to all....

 

[PathfinderNC]

with it being a composite of parts what would it be worth ?

There are professional appraisers that could give you a much closer 'dollar value', as markets and values change.
However, as a family heirloom, dollar values dont matter much (unless you just wanna sell it.)
Consider this; Of Brown Bess muskets, many thousands and hundreds of thousands were built, each to a specific pattern and standard.
Of your musket, it probably stands alone. Unique and no other much the same as it.
That's worth a lot, to me at least.

 

[Eaton54]

There are professional appraisers that could give you a much closer 'dollar value', as markets and values change.
However, as a family heirloom, dollar values dont matter much (unless you just wanna sell it.)
Consider this; Of Brown Bess muskets, many thousands and hundreds of thousands were built, each to a specific pattern and standard.
Of your musket, it probably stands alone. Unique and no other much the same as it.
That's worth a lot, to me at least.

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

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

1800 to 2000 tops

 

[Eaton54]

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 ….View attachment 212225View attachment 212226View attachment 212227

 

[Eaton54]

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

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

 

[FlinterNick]

In my opinion, you have a surplus gun that was made from parted out spares or canabalized from older muskets. As Dave Person stated, probably for militia use or perhaps private use.

Absolutely not a french and Indian war gun.

French and Indian War muskets are very rare, especially in any form of complete condition.

 

[Pukka Bundook]

Eaton,
The cartridge box could be contemporary to the musket. It looks to have been around a long time!
The horn also, maybe used for filling cartriges? It makes an interesting set!
No idea on the date for the water bottle, but others here will be better versed in these.