Colonial era English fusil? A relic

[Millford_P]

Hi everyone,

I picked this old relic up in a collection I bought about a year ago. Looks like it must have been stuck in a very, very damp basement for 200 years. I believe that it's an early English import, but I'm not sure what it may be exactly.

The lock is about 6in long with a pretty defined banana shape. The pan is unsupported. The sideplate almost looks french, but the other components say English to me.
I do believe that the checkering is pretty early too, with the diamond and dot pattern, but likely something that was done in the US at a later point in the gun's life.

Any thoughts?

Thanks for looking!

 

[Capt. Jas.]

An old English fowling piece relic made using an even older lock. The second pattern acorn trigger guard and the diaper work "checkering" most likely are contemporary to each other in time frame. Last quarter of the 18th century

 

[Kansas Jake]

Looks like a fun piece to have someone recreate with skill way beyond mine.