Hi all,
this forum is a great resource, I am glad to have found it. Long story short. When my father was a boy his parents took him to London and they bought a Brown Bess that was sold as a cavalry carbine. My father is a little fuzzy on the details as it was ~50 years ago. I was hoping by posting some pictures I could get some more information about this Bess and maybe a better idea of its age. I have measured the gun and have a picture of the end of the barrel with what i think is no provision for a bayonet but it has a site near the end and the butt of the musket unfortunately Ileft the pictures at home but can post them tonight. Thank you
in this first picture I have circled the parts that have given me some issues I have not seen them all together on any other Bess
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1 by ldp82, on Flickr[/img]
this was on the butt of the gun:
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2 by ldp82, on Flickr[/img]
trigger guard:
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3 by ldp82, on Flickr[/img]
ramrod housing:
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4 by ldp82, on Flickr[/img]
top view:
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5 by ldp82, on Flickr[/img]
other side:
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6 by ldp82, on Flickr[/img]
proof marks:
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7 by ldp82, on Flickr[/img]
more proof marks:
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8 by ldp82, on Flickr[/img]
lettering by trigger:
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9 by ldp82, on Flickr[/img]
this forum is a great resource, I am glad to have found it. Long story short. When my father was a boy his parents took him to London and they bought a Brown Bess that was sold as a cavalry carbine. My father is a little fuzzy on the details as it was ~50 years ago. I was hoping by posting some pictures I could get some more information about this Bess and maybe a better idea of its age. I have measured the gun and have a picture of the end of the barrel with what i think is no provision for a bayonet but it has a site near the end and the butt of the musket unfortunately Ileft the pictures at home but can post them tonight. Thank you
in this first picture I have circled the parts that have given me some issues I have not seen them all together on any other Bess
1 by ldp82, on Flickr[/img]
this was on the butt of the gun:
2 by ldp82, on Flickr[/img]
trigger guard:
3 by ldp82, on Flickr[/img]
ramrod housing:
4 by ldp82, on Flickr[/img]
top view:
5 by ldp82, on Flickr[/img]
other side:
6 by ldp82, on Flickr[/img]
proof marks:
7 by ldp82, on Flickr[/img]
more proof marks:
8 by ldp82, on Flickr[/img]
lettering by trigger:
9 by ldp82, on Flickr[/img]