Yeah, Fernando, that was stretching it
I think it French as the trigger guard and side plate look like what we borrowed from them after our revolution
It used a socket bayonet, so I imagine it should be post-1705 or so.
I think it is about the time that the French were more or less standardizing their military weapons. I have the impression this was a process not an immediate change. I suppose this musket is probably to no one's standard. It retains the octagon-round barrel, round-face lock & single bridle of earlier guns..
Leaving for Georgia (the US state) tomorrow morning. I'll look through another book or so later on next week. Not sure I will take the chance of removing the barrel. I have found that Old Stuff tends to break.
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