Algerian Musket - Restored

[rickystl]

Hello again. Here is another gun some of you might find interesting.
This is a typical Algerian Kabyle long gun, with the typical large miquelet flintlock. This was a fairly plain gun that did not take a lot of work to restore to safe firing condition. Here is what was done:
1) The lock just needed cleaned and the trigger bar bent a little to better align with the trigger pull. The lock sparks really good now.
2) The stock was in the shape shown here and really did not need any attention. I didn't even re-finish the stock. Left it as is.
3) The outside of the barrel was already in the condition as shown, with the front and rear sights intact. So the breech plug was removed and inspected along with thread condition. All seemed good. So a new steel .55 caliber barrel liner was installed.
4) There was only two original barrel bands that came with the gun. And they were really beat up. So, had Armourer John Katz make 4 new ones that closely resembled the originals.
5) Original ramrod was missing. But easy to make a new one with brass tip threaded for cleaning accessories.

Gun works and shoots fine now. Hope you enjoy the pics. Rick.