identify old flint guns

[walter o]

need help identifying an old flinter
lock marked More Baker
bbl marked US also NWP top of barrel looks like R sterling & newberg
\tang marked 1836
Barrel 42" long with front sight, smooth bore about60-70 cal. full stock dark like walnut. no carving pewter nose cap brass Farrel all pined to stock pins also holding barrel to stock. Any thoughts on this fouler

 

[bpd303]

hotoSmile:

 

[hanshi]

hotoSmile:

 

[Zonie]

The "AMERICAN FIREARMS MAKERS", by A. Merwyn Carey, © 1953 shows there was a R. Sterling in Newburgh, New York. He was a gunmaker around 1840.

No other information is given and the name doesn't show up in my other references.

 

[nhmoose]

American Gunsmithsby Frank M Sellers lists an R Sterling Newburg NY, percussion 1/2 stock. ref Swinney Holman J. New York State Gun makers 1951

Might help you if you can find a copy

 

[Artificer]

Walter,

Welcome Aboard!!

What it sounds like to me is you have what is or at least once was a U.S. Contractor Made Musket, that may been restocked? The reason I ask about the restock is you described the barrel having been held to the stock with pins? Contractor Flintlock muskets of this era were .69 caliber and held to the stock with barrel bands.

The date of 1836, "U.S." and the "N.W.P." are dead giveaways to it having been a contractor musket. N. W. P. were the initials of N. W. Patch, U. S. Inspector of Contract Arms, 1834-1840 at plant of Nathan Starr.

Moore & Baker was a firm that made locks for contractors and other folks.

As to the "R. Sterling and Newberg," if this was restocked and or converted later on for civilian use, this may be the firm that did it.

Gus