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Here is a neat new early musket. It's a commercial trade gun, circa 1690-1730. It has a 42" barrel in .69 caliber smoothbore. |
"Work" guns this early typically didn't have a sideplate. This gun weighs 8.4 lbs. It has a wooden rammer and is all steel mounted. |
It has very nice lines. The comb leads gracefully down to the flat steel buttplate. |
Here it is from underneath. The simple triggerguard is typical of the era. Another early feature is that the tang screw comes up from the bottom. |