FLINTLOCK GUN WITH CHRISTIAN 7 MARK FOR ID

[Matchlock]

Thank you, Cerjak,


For the additional images and information. The flint may be the original - what do you think?

It is a pity that 18th c. military guns are too late a subject for me to be really good at; thus I did not notice the differences in the trigger guards. From my former experiences with Austrian and Bavarian 18th c. flintlock muskets though (which was some 30 years ago) I learned that minor differences, such as a 'modernized' trigger guard on an earlier model, seem to have been quite normal with arsenal arms. Basic criteria, like the shape of the lock, are essential.

In Blair's scans attached below, you can see both models 1774 (top) and 1794.


Best,
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