Mark on sporterized flintlock

blue lander · 25th March 2016, 12:42 AM

I recently bought a European military flintlock that was converted to a ball and cap hunting rifle. There are no marks on it whatsoever except on the guard over the trigger. It appears to be a W with a smaller A over it. Any idea what military it was from?

corrado26 · 25th March 2016, 08:39 AM

Could you please post a foto of the total gun left and right side?
corrado26

Fernando K · 25th March 2016, 11:42 AM

Hello

Maybe it has nothing to do, but there are some Belgian weapons which have one W stamped with a crown. So an imitation of the Brown Bess English and a copy of a French musket.

Affectionately. Fernando K

fernando · 25th March 2016, 12:32 PM

Hello blue lander,
Can't you take a more clear picture of the mark ... and also of the whole gun, so that we may know what it is about ?

blue lander · 25th March 2016, 03:47 PM

Wow, that came out really bad. Let me try again...

Fernando K · 25th March 2016, 04:08 PM

Hello
Indeed, it was a military flintlock, percussion made. The trigger guard, hairpiece, was used in the French rifles grabbed him from behind by a hook and ahead, by a piece that also has the ring for the gun holder, although this issue is filed and which in turn is attached to the stock timber by a pin. Many Italian weapons (Kingdom of Piedmont) copied French models, and shape of the hammer reminds me a lot to these copies
Afectuosamenye. Fernando K

blue lander · 25th March 2016, 06:24 PM

Interesting. Thank you!

blue lander · 1st August 2016, 01:47 PM

Do these barrel proof marks mean anything to anybody? I've looked at lists of French, Italian, German, British, etc marks but so far no matches. There's an M with a star over it, a cursive capital D, the number 28, the roman numeral II, and two D's.

Fernando K · 1st August 2016, 02:32 PM

Hello
Any letter of the alphabet with the asterisk is the mark or punch the ubnspector the test bench Liejan but somewhere should have the punch ELG
Fernando K

blue lander · 1st August 2016, 07:39 PM

Thank you. I don't see ELG anywhere on the barrel.

25th March 2016, 12:42 AM	#1
blue lander Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 456	Mark on sporterized flintlock I recently bought a European military flintlock that was converted to a ball and cap hunting rifle. There are no marks on it whatsoever except on the guard over the trigger. It appears to be a W with a smaller A over it. Any idea what military it was from? Attached Images

25th March 2016, 03:47 PM	#5
blue lander Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 456	Wow, that came out really bad. Let me try again... Attached Images

1st August 2016, 01:47 PM	#8
blue lander Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 456	Do these barrel proof marks mean anything to anybody? I've looked at lists of French, Italian, German, British, etc marks but so far no matches. There's an M with a star over it, a cursive capital D, the number 28, the roman numeral II, and two D's. Attached Images

25th March 2016, 08:39 AM	#2
corrado26 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Black Forest, Germany Posts: 1,204	Could you please post a foto of the total gun left and right side? corrado26

25th March 2016, 11:42 AM	#3
Fernando K Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 669	Hello Maybe it has nothing to do, but there are some Belgian weapons which have one W stamped with a crown. So an imitation of the Brown Bess English and a copy of a French musket. Affectionately. Fernando K

25th March 2016, 12:32 PM	#4
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Hello blue lander, Can't you take a more clear picture of the mark ... and also of the whole gun, so that we may know what it is about ?

25th March 2016, 04:08 PM	#6
Fernando K Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 669	Hello Indeed, it was a military flintlock, percussion made. The trigger guard, hairpiece, was used in the French rifles grabbed him from behind by a hook and ahead, by a piece that also has the ring for the gun holder, although this issue is filed and which in turn is attached to the stock timber by a pin. Many Italian weapons (Kingdom of Piedmont) copied French models, and shape of the hammer reminds me a lot to these copies Afectuosamenye. Fernando K

25th March 2016, 06:24 PM	#7
blue lander Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 456	Interesting. Thank you!

1st August 2016, 02:32 PM	#9
Fernando K Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 669	Hello Any letter of the alphabet with the asterisk is the mark or punch the ubnspector the test bench Liejan but somewhere should have the punch ELG Fernando K

1st August 2016, 07:39 PM	#10
blue lander Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 456	Thank you. I don't see ELG anywhere on the barrel.