Brown Bess India 1809 Pattern Musket and Charleville 1777 an IX

[2051476]

Today at 2:23 PM
Thanks for letting be part of this forum. I'm in the process of reconverting a Brown Bess India 1809 Pattern Musket. The stock is good shape except for some small crakes in the lock inlet area, missing the rammer and sling swivels, barrel has nice patina with no noticeable pitting. Since it was converted to percussion I'm having it reconverted back to flint by a company in the UK who as they claim are specialist in that area, we'll see and hope for best. After that will try for a 1777 an IX. Does anyone know what that BOXWWOOD bung is for on the right side of the stock?

 

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The original conversion is part of the gun's history. To convert it back to flintlock breaks that. In the future, this can also lead to misrepresentation. That's my $.02. It is your gun you are free to ignore me.

 

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[2051476]

Welcome to the forum.

The original conversion is part of the gun's history. To convert it back to flintlock breaks that. In the future, this can also lead to misrepresentation. That's my $.02. It is your gun you are free to ignore me.

I think that's a valid point but there's a ton of these that were converted to percussion, I don't have any provenance on this particular Brown Bess I do intend to keep the photos of the conversion and with her