user 20224
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We have two old Lorenz muskets that were converted to cap lock. They are in rough shape but the markings on the stocks are intresting and just wondered if anybody had seen the likes. Both are marked on the side of the but with Philadelphia and 1838 and are signed by F.K. Luce???. They also both have 21 notches carved in the bottom of the stock reaching from the butt plate to the rear of the trigger guard. There are also a circles with triangles inside. One has a line with arrow marks running from the circle to anouther carved line of PRA14LGA both might have the same line but the second is too faint to make out. Would love to post pictures but cannot get enough detail to show anything. Also one butt plate is marked with 9691 3G.L.W. 3. C or G. The other is marked 14917(hand stamped) and 1836.
The markings look too uniform to be a kid playing
The markings look too uniform to be a kid playing