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Full view |
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Here's the lock area. The original has been converted to percussion and restoration is in progress. |
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The gun lost it's sideplate before it came to me, but we have located another original with the correct sideplate and have a rubbing of the engraving. |
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Almost all original Ketland muskets share this sideplate and engraving style. |
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A view of the wrist. Ignoring the damage from the percussion conversion, you can see it was intended to mimic a Brown Bess |
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It bears spurious "London" markings and a pair of Birmingham proofs, as do all Ketland pieces |
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The muzzle, not cut for a bayonet. This barrel may have been shortened based on the thimble spacing.
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The entry pipe. The thimbles are made of sheet brass. |
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