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Confederate ??MUSKET parts needed

stevenf1712
We are looking for information for a friend. Heis 83 and this was his great grandgather's gun. He wants to restore it for his grandson.
1832 flint lock conversion. Looking for parts. Not sure what model maker. THanks, Steven

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  • perry shooter
    Try DIXIE gun works but from what I can see I think this is a WALL HANGER you might be able to get some parts to make it look OK from a distance but IMHO too much wood around the inleting for the lock is missing.
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  • spookster
    email sent,,

    Jim
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  • glabray
    Dixie isn't as good as it was in Turner's day but it still is a good place to start for what you are trying to do. In years past you could send them photos, sketches, broken parts, etc. and they would do a pretty good job of searching out what you need. Still would be worth a try. You didn't mention a budget, but as with many things, given time and money anything is possible.
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  • captkirk3@dslextreme.com
    You might try "Track of the WOLF"....They have or had a decent collection of Musket Parts......Not sure of the address anymore...Try emailing them...<www.trackofthewolf.com>
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  • Spider7115
    Your gun has been pretty badly butchered. You might find a cheap lock that you can make to fit for show but I seriously doubt restoration is a feasible project.

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  • rhmc24
    From what I see of the breech area, that is much more serious for restoration than the wood. Very deeply pitted and eroded. If the gun can be ID as a specific military, US or other, finding a useable lock might take a while but should not be too difficult. Wood replacement and refinish to harmonize with the rest is a common task for a competent restorer.

    Cost might be in the low ks - assuming the rest of gun is indicated by the small part of it in the pix.
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  • firstharmonic
    Could you show some more pictures, please? Like some of the muzzle, the left side of the buttstock, the barrel, to name a few. Because, based on what looks like the remains of a "tombstone" style rear sight, the shape of the bolster on the barrel, that straight trigger and what can be seen of the triggerguard, it appears that you might have the remains of a musket usually referred to as a "Potsdam".

    If it turns out to be one, you should do a search for "potsdam" or "pottsdam" on the auction side. Complete muskets of this type sell for around $750 to $850, with shortened or altered versions (a good source for parts) going for several hundred dollars less.

    And that's assuming that my guess, based on very little info and therefore very suspect, is correct. More pictures please. And good luck with your project.

    (Added later) Since there's a 10-post limit on this particular forum, I'll add here. The picture of the muzzle confirms what I suspected earlier - it's a Potsdam all right. See the gap in the wood under the muzzle? They used a unique bayonet mounting system that involved a springed-style snap-on catch, which went on the underside of the barrel at the muzzle. Yours is missing, as they usually are. But that's where it went. The brass front band with the sight mounted on it is also says "Potsdam". Although this method of locating a front sight is not unique to a Potsdam, that particular band pictured is definitely part of one. Do a forum search for "Potsdam" and you'll see several examples of your musket. And there are several "parts guns" for sale in the 5-600 dollar range that just might provide you with the "pieces/parts" that you need to complete that musket, if you're interested in doing so. Once again, good luck.
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  • Spider7115
    quote:Originally posted by firstharmonic
    Could you show some more pictures, please? Like some of the muzzle, the left side of the buttstock, the barrel, to name a few. Because, based on what looks like the remains of a "tombstone" style rear sight, the shape of the bolster on the barrel, that straight trigger and what can be seen of the triggerguard, it appears that you might have the remains of a musket usually referred to as a "Potsdam".

    If it turns out to be one, you should do a search for "potsdam" or "pottsdam" on the auction side. Complete muskets of this type sell for around $750 to $850, with shortened or altered versions (a good source for parts) going for several hundred dollars less.

    And that's assuming that my guess, based on very little info and therefore very suspect, is correct. More pictures please. And good luck with your project.



    These are the only other pics I could find in his album

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  • rhmc24
    firstharmo is right as to the way to find parts. From the pix of the muzzle it is Napoleonic style that was made variously in Europe at end 1700, early 1800s. Converted from flint to perc many found their way into our Civil War. My dad bought me one in a Mobile AL used furniture store for $1.50 in 1940. Great condition I shot it a lot using glass marbles for bullets. Sold it about 10 years ago for $300.

    This one looks like the barrel and wood are pretty good. The breech area may be the result of breech burning from shooting and neglect allowing advanced rust and pitting. Rework would be a major challenge to make the nipple and bolster look right again. The pitted area around the breech can be rebuilt by adding weld and reshaping. Reconversion to flint might be the better way to go.
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