made in belgium , 58cal smoothbore, 51" long barrel. Its taller that my brother and hes 6'2!! I want to take it apart and play with it but my damn niece and nephew got me sick again[:@] I always get sick when i go over there it seems. Rifle weighs close to 10lbs. Really good shape too! Even the bore is pretty good.
Anyone have any clue what i have? I found some books that listed rifles like this and they were Dutch trade rifles. This one also has a 2 piece lock and what looks to be either an eagle or hawk engraded into the rear part.
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My bro-in-law has my great,great, great?? uncles musket from the civil war. Big hole in the end of the bbl,no ramrod, weak hammer spring, rust some, but still a part of history. I have not seen it in 20 yrs or so, but he still has it!!
That's the strangest looking lock I've ever seen, Gander. I've never seen a back-action flintlock. Looks like it was cobbled together by putting a flint hammer on a back action caplock and mateing it together with the front half of a flintlock.
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My wife says I'm totally nuts, but I think I'm Semisane.
Things I've Learned: (1) It's not possible to please everyone, but quite easy to piss everyone off. (2) If you love animals as I do, then you're not a vegetarian. (3) There's no need to act stupid, even if you're very good at it. (4) If you eat right and exercise, don't smoke or drink, you're going to die anyway.
It is strange. But the #'s stamped into the lock and then the frizzen part of the lock All match. The main spring is also Coil. I have the lock soaking in oil right now. its really a clean piece. Has about a 20lb trigger but the oil should help that up. May just spent the $30 and have TOW tune the lock.
Doesnt even have a touch hole liner, just a small hole drilled into the side of the barrel.
Mines bigger than yours
