Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Mid 18 th century Spanish military musket for ID.

rickystl · 11th October 2015, 03:43 PM

Hi Cerjak.
So, the barrel length is close to the French model, but with Spanish markings. Very interesting. Hmmmm.
So it appears you have a French 1717-1728 Model musket, with a Spanish 1752-1757 style lock, but with Spanish markings on the barrel. And it appears to have been made this way from a compilation of surplus parts, with Spanish surcharge markings on the barrel. Very neat and very interesting!!
The French barrels during this period were typically .69 or .72 caliber, where the Spanish barrels were .71 caliber. So both very close in bore size.
Rick.

11th October 2015, 03:43 PM	#12
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,630	Hi Cerjak. So, the barrel length is close to the French model, but with Spanish markings. Very interesting. Hmmmm. So it appears you have a French 1717-1728 Model musket, with a Spanish 1752-1757 style lock, but with Spanish markings on the barrel. And it appears to have been made this way from a compilation of surplus parts, with Spanish surcharge markings on the barrel. Very neat and very interesting!! The French barrels during this period were typically .69 or .72 caliber, where the Spanish barrels were .71 caliber. So both very close in bore size. Rick.