V short musket, any ideas what it is?

Kmaddock · 2nd April 2017, 08:01 PM

Hi
I recently purchased the attached
Overall 71 cm or 28 inches in total
Barrel 12 inch or 30 cm
Bore of 16 MM or 5 eighths of an inch
Very compact weapon which feels very correct in the hand as a close quarters weapon
The sight is silver and it looks as if the barrel is the original length without been cut down also has silver escutcheon on stock
It was flintlock and was converted to percussion a long time ago, some braise on the lock where holes were filled in during the conversion process.
The hammer is gone and the square where the hammer was attached to the tumbler has shorn off.
I will re build this and thankfully the rest of the mechanism is sound bar the trigger being bent
It has Irish registration number and letters on the barrel KE2546 for Kerry and also same mark on the but stock
I am unable to make out the makers name in the lock.
My question is what would you call this weapon. It is size of blunderbuss but gague is v small for this descriptor. Attached images can be re taken or more taken if needed
Happily has original ram rodand timber solid with just some worm
V heavy chequering on the pistol grip.
My guess is a home defence/ carriage weapon any ideas but I have never seen such an animal before
Kind regards
Ken
Purchased in Ireland with no related story

2nd April 2017, 08:01 PM	#1
Kmaddock Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Ireland Posts: 543	V short musket, any ideas what it is? Hi I recently purchased the attached Overall 71 cm or 28 inches in total Barrel 12 inch or 30 cm Bore of 16 MM or 5 eighths of an inch Very compact weapon which feels very correct in the hand as a close quarters weapon The sight is silver and it looks as if the barrel is the original length without been cut down also has silver escutcheon on stock It was flintlock and was converted to percussion a long time ago, some braise on the lock where holes were filled in during the conversion process. The hammer is gone and the square where the hammer was attached to the tumbler has shorn off. I will re build this and thankfully the rest of the mechanism is sound bar the trigger being bent It has Irish registration number and letters on the barrel KE2546 for Kerry and also same mark on the but stock I am unable to make out the makers name in the lock. My question is what would you call this weapon. It is size of blunderbuss but gague is v small for this descriptor. Attached images can be re taken or more taken if needed Happily has original ram rodand timber solid with just some worm V heavy chequering on the pistol grip. My guess is a home defence/ carriage weapon any ideas but I have never seen such an animal before Kind regards Ken Purchased in Ireland with no related story Attached Images