Need help with ID on Original Trade Gun

Hello All, Just picked up this trade gun, barrel is about 33 1/2" and seems to have not been cut, ramrod is steel and of slightly tapered round stock, lock is 6 3/4" and I cannot make out any marks on it, overall the gun is 50 1/2" also the cloth in pic two was holding the flint when I got the gun.

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TheGunCellar

 

[Mike Brooks]

It's probably pretty late, with the reinforced cock neck. Gonna need a few more pics to pin down exactly what it is.

 

[robinghewitt]

Round backed plate, reinforced cock, home made steel on an incredibly old looking piece of wood. Almost a shame that the lock fits the mortice so well.

Also incredibly straight, we have to see what happens to the left of this pic :thumbsup:

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

Looks Belgian....maybe?

 

[benvenuto]

French or Belgian, 1770 onwards
Very similar to French 1774-76 musket lock, but it has a more "heart shaped" throat in the cock and the lockplate is a bit shorter at the front
more pics please!

 

will have more pic's tomorrow, thank you all for the help so far.

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TheGunCellar