Original British Brunswick P-1841 type Early Model Officer Musket - Untouched Condition (Smoothbore)

[barnettshale]

I have bought several items from the IMA Nepal cache over the years and most of them have been worth the effort. Been looking this one over for a few days and decided to order one last Sunday. I arrived by UPS yesterday mid afternoon. Temperature here yesterday afternoon was north of 105 Deg F. As my shop is not fit to enter in this type of weather I decided to wait until this morning to unbox the gun. They always wrap the gun in bubble wrap and pack with foam peanuts. This morning I went out and set the box on the tailgate of my truck and took pictures as I proceeded to take the gun out of the box.
1. Box had a hole in the area of the hammer

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2. Bubble wrap OK except for the tip of the hammer sticking out. Not bent or damaged
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3. Muzzle looks good, ramrod present, nose cap present, all barrel keys and plates are present, bore at muzzle measures .712"
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4. Stock with replacement trigger guard, butt plate and patch box
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5. Wrist of the stock has a crack and I can fix that. All in all I'm pleased and anxious to get started.
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Nice and warm today. Took my Brittany/GSH pup out in the grass and sun. While he enjoyed that I pulled out the Brunswick stock to try and get it cleaned up a bit more. The wrist is cracked from the comb down at about a 35/40 degree angle through the middle of the lock mortise to just about directly underneath the lock screw.

The only other crack is at the foreend nose from the most forward ramrod thimble to the nose cap. Only other stock repair needed is to replace the chip out of the stock toe. I will order Starbond medium and thick tonight. I have some walnut sanding dust to add to the cracks when I apply the Starbond.

 

[barnettshale]

Nice and warm today. Took my Brittany/GSH pup out in the grass and sun. While he enjoyed that I pulled out the Brunswick stock to try and get it cleaned up a bit more. The wrist is cracked from the comb down at about a 35/40 degree angle through the middle of the lock mortise to just about directly underneath the lock screw.
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The only other crack is at the foreend nose from the most forward ramrod thimble to the nose cap. Only other stock repair needed is to replace the chip out of the stock toe. I will order Starbond medium and thick tonight. I have some walnut sanding dust to add to the cracks when I apply the Starbond. View attachment 298680View attachment 298681

 

[barnettshale]

Used walnut sanding dust and thin Starbond to fill the wrist crack. Really solid now. No flex.


Worked to smooth it out.
Then wiped some Old English scratch remover on to see what that would do.

 

[tarawa1943]

Used walnut sanding dust and thin Starbond to fill the wrist crack. Really solid now. No flex.
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Worked to smooth it out.
Then wiped some Old English scratch remover on to see what that would do.View attachment 312180
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Starbond and sawdust is a magic combination. I buy Starbond by the pint and fill the small bottles myself. The Starbond thin is a great wood finish.