V short musket, any ideas what it is?

[fernando]

Your'e the Irish ... not me but, isn't Mc Dermott of Dublin spelt with a duble t, while Mc Dermot from London only has a single t, like in the attached example, in comparison with yours ?

http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collec...-object-775573

But i am far from knowing a single bit about this subject; this is just to tease you ... and entice you to ask your wife's opinion .


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[corrado26]

In "Der Neue Stöckel" you find two McDermotts with double T: Henry in Dublin ca. 1800 and Farrell in Dublin too, 1796-1827. He has one or two Ts in his Name.
corrado26

[Kmaddock]

Hi
Hi Frenando, in the link you posted (thank you) Mc Dermot is spelled with one and two t's in the article itself, ??
The one or two T's seems to be flexible
They seem to be sold (or marketed) now as an Irish maker with either one or two T but this is probably just because the Irish guns sell for more.
Do you agree though on it being Mc Dermot? ie the expert opinion of my wife!
With the Irish registration on the barrel I am happy to add to my collection anyway and when i purchased it there was nothing at all to be seen on the lockplate so any maker is good for me.
I well hopefully doing the brazing job tonight to start the job on the replacing the hammer.
I will take some photos to show how the work progresses and how i approach the missing hammer problem that i so often encounter.
Regards
Ken

[fernando]

Originally Posted by Kmaddock

... Hi Frenando, in the link you posted (thank you) Mc Dermot is spelled with one and two t's in the article itself, ??...

If you click on the link i posted, you will see they spell it with a single t.

[Philip]

This probably started life as a single-barreled sporting gun, the style is in keeping with the late 18th / turn of the 19th cent. which matches up with the dates of the McDermot(t)s one of whom was its likely maker.

Originally a flintlock, converted to percussion. The extra holes at the forward end of the lockplate were for the mounting of the frizzen pivot screw and spring. The bottom contour of the bolster into which the percussion nipple was screwed was made to fit the void on the top forward edge of the lockplate which has the shape of the former priming-pan from its days as a flintlock. Behind where the hammer used to me is a brazed outline of a sliding safety that was removed for some reason. These safety catches were an extra feature usually reserved for the higher-priced guns and rifles made for the sporting market.

Needless to say, the barrel has been severely shortened from an original length of probably 34-38 in. For use by a poacher or gangster, perhaps? A pity that it has been so abused and neglected, it was probably quite a fine gun in its prime.