Composite US Surcharged Flintlock Musket

.72 caliber. 44.5" barrel. NSN. Bright finish, iron furniture, walnut stock. Single shot reconverted composite flintlock musket with no sights, a small socket bayonet lug on top of the barrel about .65" from the muzzle, sling swivels, with the lower swivel being a ring and a reproduction ramrod. Reconverted flint lock with no legible markings except a non-conjoined "US" at the tail, suggesting post-Revolutionary War ownership by the US government. The gun appears to be one of the thousands of restocked and rebuilt US guns that were assembled from parts in the decade following the American Revolution. The stock is very much of a French form with a pronounced rail and curving "French Butt" similar to those found on US arsenal guns circa 1790s-early 1800s. The barrel appears to be from a French musket with a replaced tang and is retained by three flat iron bands that are not secured by springs, the upper secured with a screw, the middle with a pin and the lower by friction. The lock is reconverted with an incorrect cock. Lock is somewhat ill fitting with wood loss around the rear edges of the mortise. An interesting old composite musket with a Federal Era US surcharge on the lock. {ANTIQUE}

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Condition
Fair as assembled. Poor poor and rusted. Metal heavily oxidized with some pitting and heavy wear. Lock needs mechanical attention, as the trigger needs to be pushed forward to allow the sear to engage the tumbler. Wood with moderate wear, an old repaired diagonal crack forward of the lock, some scattered bumps, dings and mars and a lovely old, untouched patina like a 200-year-old banister.