Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Help IDing some British and European firearms

Matchlock · 19th November 2010, 03:58 PM

I think nobody struggling for serious study can ask stupid questions; it's the answers that can be stupid.

This is a real riddle piece indeed. Though, as you noted, it looks much like a regular military musket at first sight, some details do not seem to match, e.g. the stylized flower engraving on the rear end of the barrel. Unfortunately, neither could I find a certain Corson (or Carson) Carr in any of my records, nor have I been able to identify the marks.

All we can do is hope to find someone here who has specialized in British and colonial American flintlock muskets.

Best,
Michael

19th November 2010, 03:58 PM	#16
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	I think nobody struggling for serious study can ask stupid questions; it's the answers that can be stupid. This is a real riddle piece indeed. Though, as you noted, it looks much like a regular military musket at first sight, some details do not seem to match, e.g. the stylized flower engraving on the rear end of the barrel. Unfortunately, neither could I find a certain Corson (or Carson) Carr in any of my records, nor have I been able to identify the marks. All we can do is hope to find someone here who has specialized in British and colonial American flintlock muskets. Best, Michael