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Hi,
Thanks for those photos and that clears it up. The second pipe is from the India pattern musket, which suggests yours is a second production run owing to emergency war production at the end of the 18th century. In reading Erik Goldstein and Stewart Mowbray's description of the pattern 1777 in their book "The Brown Bess" they indicate the later production runs of the pattern 1777 may have mixed up parts and that may explain yours. That means, with the Dublin marking, your musket was probably made between 1792 and 1798. My value estimate for you is probably pretty solid unless there are collectors keen on Irish muskets who will pay more. The alteration to the stock is unfortunate from a value stand point. It may have come to America with British units stationed in Canada or possibly during the war of 1812. I wrote to my friend from Williamsburg and am waiting for a reply. Hopefully he has a direct contact for Erik Goldstein.
dave
Thanks for those photos and that clears it up. The second pipe is from the India pattern musket, which suggests yours is a second production run owing to emergency war production at the end of the 18th century. In reading Erik Goldstein and Stewart Mowbray's description of the pattern 1777 in their book "The Brown Bess" they indicate the later production runs of the pattern 1777 may have mixed up parts and that may explain yours. That means, with the Dublin marking, your musket was probably made between 1792 and 1798. My value estimate for you is probably pretty solid unless there are collectors keen on Irish muskets who will pay more. The alteration to the stock is unfortunate from a value stand point. It may have come to America with British units stationed in Canada or possibly during the war of 1812. I wrote to my friend from Williamsburg and am waiting for a reply. Hopefully he has a direct contact for Erik Goldstein.
dave