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    Possible civil war confederate musket

    Or it could jus be Br
  2. M

    Possible civil war confederate musket

    I believe you are correct. this p-1839 has a replacement lock that was done in 1860. The p-1839 came with a keyed barrel. I’m also kinda new.
  3. M

    Possible civil war confederate musket

    So the marking that I thought said B6 actually looks like 13r maybe 13th regiment.
  4. M

    Possible civil war confederate musket

    there’s also this 29v which is stamped upside down I’d also love to know what that means
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    Possible civil war confederate musket

    So what this musket turned out to be was a 1839 pattern 1st type with a Hanoverian latch that had its lock plate replaced and was reconditioned in 1860 by Barnett, through S. Isaac, Campbell & Company. it has a remate stamp in the ram rod channel. I’ve found three proof marks on the barrel which...
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    Possible civil war confederate musket

    I’m also looking for an original or period lock screw and an original sling swivel. As well as a cleaning rod.
  7. M

    Possible civil war confederate musket

    The barrel was cut down by half an inch
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    Possible civil war confederate musket

    I picked up an old musket a couple of months ago for 300$. I picked it up cause I could faintly read the word tower and the date 1860. It arrived at my house and after a light cleaning of the lock all the marking became much more visible. After a lot of research I’ve determined that it could be...
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