Committee of Safety musket

[Dryball]

Can anyone tell me anything about the Pedersoli Fredericksburg Committee of Safety musket by Pedersoli?

Found a few older posts on the forum but haven't found any other info. Is it as scarce as I think? Made in 1982. Picked it up with bayonet and scabbard for what I think was a very reasonable price.

 

[hawkeye2]

They are very elusive, I did see one once though. If I remember they were somewhat pricey compared to a Bess or Charleville. I guess it doesn't matter, I had a Bess and no extra $$ but I would have liked to get one. I don't think they were advertised for more than a couple of years.

 

[Dryball]

They are very elusive, I did see one once though. If I remember they were somewhat pricey compared to a Bess or Charleville. I guess it doesn't matter, I had a Bess and no extra $$ but I would have liked to get one. I don't think they were advertised for more than a couple of years.

I'm a Hawken / Plains rifle kind of guy and would have passed but it was only 650 green little paper thingies. Extremely good shape.

 

[PathfinderNC]

I'm a Hawken / Plains rifle kind of guy and would have passed but it was only 650 green little paper thingies. Extremely good shape.

Cool- Can you post some pics of it?

 

[Rock Home Isle]

I'm a Hawken / Plains rifle kind of guy and would have passed but it was only 650 green little paper thingies. Extremely good shape.

Yes absolutely post images, I would love to have a look see…

 

[Dryball]

Yes absolutely post images, I would love to have a look see…

Will try but understand you're talking to a technically challenged olde fart.

 

[Rock Home Isle]

Will try but understand you're talking to a technically challenged olde fart.

OMG…we must be related!!!!

 

[Dryball]

Barrel length from back of breech to muzzle is 42". There is a bulge / hump in the stock at the entry pipe that I've seen on Bess's. Am curious at the light color of the stock. Think it's cherry but I'm no expert.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Other than the lock engraving, what makes it different than a Pedersoli BB?

 

[Dryball]

Other than the lock engraving, what makes it different than a Pedersoli BB?

Don't own a Bess so haven't a clue. But the engraving identifies it as made by the Fredericksburg Gunnery. Wonder if NRA museum has one?

 

[Dryball]

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Other than the lock engraving, what makes it different than a Pedersoli BB?

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NRA Museum says they were essentially copies of the Bess made in the colonies for the continental army
http://www.nramuseum.org/guns/the-g...rld/committee-of-safety-flintlock-musket.aspx

 

[Tumbledown]

Other than the lock engraving, what makes it different than a Pedersoli BB?

Maybe it's the cherry stock as well. Same body, different trim, different branding. Pontiac Firebird vs Chevy Camaro.

 

[Grenadier1758]

I think it is a very nice variant of a Second Model Short Land Pattern Musket. Generally good for an AWI tie in. It would be much better if it was a Long Land Pattern Musket with a 46" barrel. Bit of a fantasy gun, but it should be a good performing smooth bored musket.

 

[hawkeye2]

The stock is the same color and grain as my circa 1976 Pedersoli Bess and mine is not cherry. I very much doubt that one is either. The only Pedersoli Committee of Safety musket I ever saw had a very dark stained stock and no Bess swell (if I remember correctly) at the entry pipe. It was unmodified and still up for sale in the museum store circa 82. The lock on this gun is flat faced and the cock has a different contour than their Bess.

 

[toot]

it is still nice.

 

[patriot]

It was a limited production to “copy” a musket made by the Fredericksburg Armory during the Revolutionary war. The Fred on the lock indicates Fredericksburg Armory. Very few original Fredericksburg Muskets survive.
When Virginia declared independence, the Kings governor had to leave Williamsburg quickly and had the locks removed from the arsenal of Besses in Williamsburg; no time to remove all the muskets. Virginia authorized an Arsenal in Fredericksburg to replace locks and then to build muskets for Virginia.
Your copy was a limited run, I know many sold by Track of the Wolf. I have been looking for one for years but couldn’t find one. I think they took a production Bess but engraved the lock Fred. I’m envious. Instead, I had Larry Williams build a Militia Musket for me.

 

[kipcarter]

It was a limited production to “copy” a musket made by the Fredericksburg Armory during the Revolutionary war. The Fred on the lock indicates Fredericksburg Armory. Very few original Fredericksburg Muskets survive.
When Virginia declared independence, the Kings governor had to leave Williamsburg quickly and had the locks removed from the arsenal of Besses in Williamsburg; no time to remove all the muskets. Virginia authorized an Arsenal in Fredericksburg to replace locks and then to build muskets for Virginia.
Your copy was a limited run, I know many sold by Track of the Wolf. I have been looking for one for years but couldn’t find one. I think they took a production Bess but engraved the lock Fred. I’m envious. Instead, I had Larry Williams build a Militia Musket for me.

Was this the armory that Fielding Lewis, George Washingtons brother-in-law started up in Fredericksburg?

 

[Rock Home Isle]

Mighty fine firearm you have there…great images.

 

[DuncNZ]

Other than the lock engraving, what makes it different than a Pedersoli BB?

Blued barrel , colour cased lock , different stock wood ( not Walnut )

 

[Artificer]

Was this the armory that Fielding Lewis, George Washingtons brother-in-law started up in Fredericksburg?

Yes, it was. Here is an original Fredericksburg COS musket that I think used to be on display in town at a bank. Notice the flat lock plate and cock?

Musket, Made by the Virginia State Gun Factory, Fredericksburg, 1776 - The American Revolution Institute

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