Help with ID

[ckrit16]

I inherited this rifle. It's smooth bore. I'm unfamiliar with firearms of this Era. Any Id or value would be appreciated.

 

[ckrit16]

 

[Loyalist Dave]

Prussian Potsdam musket of 1809 converted to percussion as of 1837.

LD

 

[hawkeye2]

Nice and you are fortunate to have one with the sights and sling swivels intact.

 

[TFoley]

I'm less than impressed with the knurled hex set-screw in the bolster.....

 

[rhart]

During the Civil War the Federal Government and the States purchased foreign weapons to complement domestic pieces. This Model 1809 Prussian musket is one of more than 4,500 such weapons added to the Minnesota state arsenal. The outdated Prussian muskets were used for drill training or for issue to troops far behind the front lines, and many were turned over to civilians after the war.

http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display.php?irn=10469135