Help with identifying rifle.
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A musket is a military arm usually smoothbore. Yours is a civilian piece and quite likely rifled. Probably American made with an imported lock.
With the set trigger & back action lock dates it after 1840 and I would say it's a fowling piece and civilian. Better pictures would help greatly. Here is one of mine.
smoothshooter
50 Cal.
Interesting, but need more and better pictures. pictures such as multiple closeups of the lock area, left side of gun opposite of the lock, closeups of nosecap, muzzle, triggerguard, etc. Possibly converted from flint to percussion long ago?
About what is the bore diameter, and is it rifled or smooth?
Late 1840's+ 50''s lots ob smooth bores were produced. I think the name might be the owner and was probably built in New York.
Nit Wit
Nit Wit
Late 1840's+ 50''s lots ob smooth bores were produced. I think the name might be the owner and was probably built in New York.
Nit Wit
Nit Wit
I just took another look at the picture and the crescent butt probably eliminates it as a fowling piece, still from what I can tell it's in pretty good shape.
Good observation. Likewise the gun has front and rear sights.... is the barrel rifled? The nipple and nose cap both appear to be missing. I don't know who made the gun, but the patchbox looks like it was made by James McKenna of New York City. He is listed in the 1840 NYC business directory as a brassfounder . Interesting enough, Swinny's book on the NY State gun trade has a photo of a flint gun with a 4-piece patchbox marked "James M'Kenna New York City"; it's barrel is unsigned.
