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What is this musketty thing?

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Continuing my interest in early flint muskets, I bid on this thing but didn't get it. Auctioneer said 72 caliber and rifled, but I expect the rifling was done looong after it was made. Does anyone have any ideas what it is and when it was made? I thought maybe Swedish or a German State? Musketlike commercial gun?
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First of all it’s a very interesting gun.

I’m no expert and definitely not qualified to speak about this gun, but I’m very interested in hearing from those who do know because several things just don’t look right to me. I see this as an opportunity to learn something.

Thanks for posting.
 
It's odd how the stock shows no wear, very crisp. Also odd for a musket is the engraving on the triggerguard and butt plate tang. Most of the screw heads have no wear either. Don't know what to make of it. If it's old, it's been in a time capsule somewhere. I'm not convinced it old
 
the lock and barrel are older than the wood, though the wood sort of looks aged a bit, considering the barrel condition and the condition of the wood, no way that is the original stock for that barrel

looks like a cobbled together job probably decades ago, the craftsman was decent but not an expert, that butt plate tells that tale
I wonder after the rifling, can we get a look at it please?

looks serviceable, I'd shoot it
 
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