The picture says it all......

what is that big ole' thumper???

I thought you where talking about something else. sorrry mind else where[8D]

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.

DANG! Now I'm suffering from barrel envy.

I got my folks sick, I had some type of nasty virus and gave it to them

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.

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.

Gander- that is a BIG ONE. Ot to make a 40yd shot into a 30 yd shot