Description

41 inch barrel, .75 inch smoothbore is slightly thinned and flared at the muzzle. 41 inch long round barrel, overall length 56 ¾ inches. Barrel has bayonet lug on the bottom near the muzzle and long rounded brass front sight. Iron ramrod. All correct for 1740 musket except lock mechanism is 1809 with rounded edges, no marking, rounded frizzen. Lock does not cock to half or full cock. Musket is completely unmarked. Wooden stock is sound and has “cows foot” design at butt. Brass wrist escutcheon engraved with letters C E and No. 88.