Unknown Muzzleloader

[Deerhunter0716]

I bought this muzzleloader for $50 at a garage sale. I posted another one of these earlier about a TC Hawken that I got at the same garage sale. That one was easier to identify. I attached some pictures below. There are no visible barrel markings. Only the engraving around the action. The guy I bought it from said that it was his great grandfathers and the guy was around 65. So I’d assume it is at least 19th century. Anyone have a guess on era, origin, or who manufactured it?

 

[Kansas Jake]

If you can pull the barrel wedge and remove the barrel from the stock you may find some markings or proof marks. Pictures of those might help identify or provide information about origin or maker.

 

[Stantheman86]

Buy the gun, not the story, for $50 I'd have bought it too and made it a wallhanger.

That could be anything, it could be a Khyber Pass bazaar gun brought home by a service member and the guy selling it to you is confused and thought it belonged to his great grandfather. Trust no one. It might actually be old but was a cheap Belgian knockoff someone bought at a hardware store in 1857. We will probably never know.

The advice above is the best, get it apart and look for markings.