you can buy a used pedrosolie for the same money. check out all the forums and sites.
Well then why don't you point the OP to such a musket?
I'm sorry sir, I do check the forums and sites, and you cannot simply find a used Pedersoli for the same price whenever you wish. I not only look for "Bess" I also look for "musket" since some people don't really know what they have ....haven't been able to find them at the same cost as the India origin muskets for many years.
Gunbroker:
has a Bess "carbine" for $900
plus shipping. Sold "as is" so if the barrel is bad or the lock has some screwed up parts, the buyer is also screwed, AND Pedersoli no longer sells replacement barrels and the parts are not necessarily cheap...,
not to mention it's not the right musket for anything in North America. You might be allowed to use it if you're a British Sergeant or on a British cannon crew. You can buy the Dixie Gunworks Bess Kit by Pedersoli for $995 plus shipping while on sale. Add $150 for the reenactor who will need a bayonet as well.
International Military Arms:
Nepaleze Ghurka Marked Original 3rd Model Bess with New Stock runs $695, and the barrel is probably bearing a British proof mark, AH but the parts were made in India in the 19th century...., could be by the same company making the "India" muskets today :wink: , though the barrels aren't welded like the originals were... It's not a proper musket for North America unless you're doing War of 1812 or The Alamo...Maybe could be used by The Rebel Sons of Erin during the CW.
LD