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  1. Sjmarshall34

    Swan Contract Virginia Militia marked musket

    I guess you could say that my first muzzleloader was a doozy! I doubt I'll ever top it. My girlfriend wants to shoot it so bad (with a very light load) but I'm saying we really (REALLY) don't want to risk ruining it!! I'm following a Thompson flintlock right now that I might need to get just to...
  2. Sjmarshall34

    Swan Contract Virginia Militia marked musket

    When Colonel Swan tried to procure the musket order he wasn't able to get them from Britain or France, so he contracted them initially from Leige, Belgium and later from Germany.
  3. Sjmarshall34

    Swan Contract Virginia Militia marked musket

    Yep! Already ran a bore scope down it!
  4. Sjmarshall34

    New guy from Georgia.

    Just moved to Powder Springs!
  5. Sjmarshall34

    Swan Contract Virginia Militia marked musket

    Here's my first muzzleloader that we just picked up. Seller was in his 80's and said it was a Brown Bess that had been in his family for longer than he could remember. I realized quickly it wasn't a Brown Bess, and after a bunch of research I got it for $1100. Made in 1798 or '99 and likely saw...
  6. Sjmarshall34

    New guy from Georgia.

    Hello, thanks for adding me to the group!
  7. Sjmarshall34

    New guy from Georgia!!

    Hello, thanks for allowing me to join. I collect mostly military surplus but just picked up my first muzzleloader that I'll post in a separate thread. It's a Swan Virginia Contract musket from 1798 or '99.
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