Jonathan Lovell
32 Cal
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Hi Everyone
I am trying to identify some barrel marks on a pair of military muskets I have. They are walnut stocked flint/doglocks from around the 1740s with a .75 inch caliber and 3 ramrod thimbles and a somewhat unusual bayonet lug. They look similar to an old style Brown Bess but are most probably continental in origin.
The marks are: T GB which is stamped on the barrel in front of the rear sight (the T is over the GB). The second is a box cartouche hidden under the barrel that reads CH and looks just like a smiley face.
Has anyone seen these marks before and does anyone know what they might mean?
Thanks, your help will be greatly appreciated.
I am trying to identify some barrel marks on a pair of military muskets I have. They are walnut stocked flint/doglocks from around the 1740s with a .75 inch caliber and 3 ramrod thimbles and a somewhat unusual bayonet lug. They look similar to an old style Brown Bess but are most probably continental in origin.
The marks are: T GB which is stamped on the barrel in front of the rear sight (the T is over the GB). The second is a box cartouche hidden under the barrel that reads CH and looks just like a smiley face.
Has anyone seen these marks before and does anyone know what they might mean?
Thanks, your help will be greatly appreciated.