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LOOKING FOR A USED MUSKET OF F&I TIME
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Cheap is a relitive term when dealing with F&I muskets.
I do not consider even an inexpensive musket that is PC to this era "cheap"!
Are you French, Brit, civilian?
There was little to no F&I activity in Alabama! Ft. Loudoun TN is your closest reference.
I do not consider even an inexpensive musket that is PC to this era "cheap"!
Are you French, Brit, civilian?
There was little to no F&I activity in Alabama! Ft. Loudoun TN is your closest reference.
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Ghost hit the nail on the head. I can recommend looking at Pedersoli's brown bess and indian trade musket. I own the trade gun, bought one when they came out a year ago(?). I use it to hunt trek and reenact, it looks good and performs well. Cost is about $800. I think thier bess is around $900(?) not posative.
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I have a new (about 6 months old) 2cd model Pedersoli for sale, $800 with sling and bayonet.
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someone has a Charlieville Musket posted on this site for $625, which doesn't sound badd. This is a french musket so it will fit in the F&I War time frame.
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A 1717 or 1728 model will work, but not the more common 1777 model.
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Be careful what you choose. I also am trying to portray someone from the F&I war period. DO NOT get one of the Pedersoli Brown Bess muskets - they are second model or short land models and came along later. Loyalist Arms (do a Google search for Loyalist Arms) offers a couple of long land pattern Bess musket (these are the first model and are appropriate for the F&I war timeframe. Another possibility is Middlesex Village Traders (you can Google them also). They also offer a Long Land Pattern Bess. If you have a few more bucks, Early Rustic Arms offers a couple (their Colonial Smoothbore and their Militia Musket look pretty good). I can't vouch for the quality of any of these places, although I've heard good things on this board about all of them. The prime rule for putting your kit together is, "Get something of an earlier period rather than a later period." You can explain having a 1728 model Bess during the F&I War a WHOLE lot easier than you can a 1770 model!
Good luck with your search - the research is more than half of the fun!
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Be careful what you choose. I also am trying to portray someone from the F&I war period. DO NOT get one of the Pedersoli Brown Bess muskets - they are second model or short land models and came along later. Loyalist Arms (do a Google search for Loyalist Arms) offers a couple of long land pattern Bess musket (these are the first model and are appropriate for the F&I war timeframe. Another possibility is Middlesex Village Traders (you can Google them also). They also offer a Long Land Pattern Bess. If you have a few more bucks, Early Rustic Arms offers a couple (their Colonial Smoothbore and their Militia Musket look pretty good). I can't vouch for the quality of any of these places, although I've heard good things on this board about all of them. The prime rule for putting your kit together is, "Get something of an earlier period rather than a later period." You can explain having a 1728 model Bess during the F&I War a WHOLE lot easier than you can a 1770 model!
Good luck with your search - the research is more than half of the fun!
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Take a look at a fusil. Its light, great to shoot and if'n yo want to cut it down for runnin the woods, it makes a nice size piece. Are you familiar with Joey Chunstudy? Cherokee silversmith from Arkansas. Joey makes some real nice silver pieces, back to the point. Joey comes up to Fort de Chartres. Great place to come to look for a fusil or other gun. First full weekend in June. We have a guy leaving our group that wants to sell a fusil. Dont know the price, name of maker, whatever. If you want me to check on it let me know via email. If you are looking for a group to hook up with we are always recruiting :: We have Native scouts in our French Milice.
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Go to Loyalist Arms at:
www.loyalistarms.freeservers.com/
The Dog-Lock Musket, French Marine Musket, M1728 French Infantry Musket, Long Land Pattern ("1st Model")Brown Bess, and 1740's British Carbine are all guns that'll work for F&I War period. Short Land ("2nd Model")Besses, or M1763/1777 Charlevilles, are not appropriate, though you'll see any number of farbs carrying them at events, unfortunately....
Pvt. B. Carpenter
"McGinnis's Co'y, NY Provincial Reg't, 1755-57"
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www.loyalistarms.freeservers.com/
The Dog-Lock Musket, French Marine Musket, M1728 French Infantry Musket, Long Land Pattern ("1st Model")Brown Bess, and 1740's British Carbine are all guns that'll work for F&I War period. Short Land ("2nd Model")Besses, or M1763/1777 Charlevilles, are not appropriate, though you'll see any number of farbs carrying them at events, unfortunately....
Pvt. B. Carpenter
"McGinnis's Co'y, NY Provincial Reg't, 1755-57"
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