Sea Service ?
It would be interesting to see the inside of the lock. From the pictures the trigger screw can be seen but not any sign of a sear spring screw. Not an English lock type i have ever seen. Can you also show what you think might be some proof marks ?
You said it could not be a cut down because the barrel of the Brown Bess was larger. That's assuming it was a military cut down but sporting rifle were changed at times. I had in the past a cut down rifle that was made into a pistol of a similar shape that had been used in the British penal system. In the early 18 hundreds the prisons were busy and not well funded so any weapon was made use of.
Anyway, Its old ,it's yours and a bit of interesting history. Have Fun
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