Friends unidentified gun

[amcmullen]

Trying to help out a friend. He has this percussion smoothy and it has no marking other than what looks like a 10 in a bunch of places.

My guess is its a repro from the 50-70s but figured I'd ask the experts.

I'm just trying to figure out what he has and if it's (assuming everything else is in working order) shootable.

Thanks!

 

[Loyer]

Looks like a cut-down, converted to percussion Wurttemburg flintlock, now a shotgun. About 1857 conversion.

 

[Sam squanch]

Could that be a Whitney” good and serviceable “ musket? They made these muskets for sale cheaper than a real Springfield or Enfield.

 

[Grayrock Volunteer]

It is an Austrian M1842 percussion altered by Henry Leman. After its military service it was cut down into a shotgun.

 

[amcmullen]

Hmm, interesting, ill try to get some better pictures. I didn't take a great look at it, just snapped a few quick pictures.

Its actually pretty long. I didn't capture that in the pictures

 

[Loyer]

The "cut-down" refers to the wood stock. It normally extends further towards the muzzle with a large barrel band. That part was removed to make it a lighter to handle shotgun.