Looking for Russian 1808 Musket

[Farren55]

As the Title says I am looking for an 1808 Russian Infantry Musket, sadly I cannot find much concrete information; Though From what I understand it is similar to the French 1777 with a thicker Russian Lock.

 

[BrownBear]

I went down this path a few years back, trying to document what the Russians brought to America. Can't find my links to online sources at the moment, but even those are pretty skimpy. Visited museums up here and talked to curators looking for examples or references, and they're even pretty vague.

There's one single source for "correct" Russian locks: The Rifle Shop. Wander around their site and they list a bit more, if I recall correctly.

But list is the critical word. Lots of folks have had very bad experiences dealing with TRS, including waits of many years for delivery even after payment, failure to respond to emails, and downright poor business ethics. The "word" from clients who have successfully traversed the TRS minefield is that you should do ALL of your dealings by phone, and only lay down money for parts that are actually in stock. Even then you might wait weeks for them to get around to delivery.

 

[Farren55]

What I am specifically looking for is the russian 1812 equipment/uniform (I have several posts up trying to find some good sources for guns, uniform, greatcoat ect. in the Russian Styles)

even if I never re-enact with it it would still be pretty nice (though the Russian style of 1812 was styled on the French patterns so that may help.

 

[BrownBear]

I provided some links in the thread you also started in the Flintlock section. My bet is the moderators are going to combine your threads, but you can go there for the time being to see what I sent you.

 

[FlintlockMilitaryRifle]

Hi BrownBear, I am interested in collecting 18th and 19th century russian uniforms and weaponry. Do you have any leads on these two? It seems that there are very little to virtually no informations regarding about late 18th century russian firearms.

 

[longcruise]

Brown Bear has passed. Not sure of the exact "when". He was always an excellent source of info on muzzle loading in AK. I believe his home was on one of the bigger islands.

 

[AdamRM]

Unfortunately I don’t have any pictures of guns and gear, but a while back I lived in Sitka Alaska, and at the Bishop’s House which is ran by the park service, they had guns and uniforms on display from the days of Russia America. I would contact them and see if there are photos and info you could download.