another musket sideplate to be i.d-ed

leddel

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I am sure Pete will nail it,but wow!!Awesome piece!
 

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Sorry had a Ribeye on the grill & some things come first. :laughing7: My best guest for your piece would be a Fowler maybe french like the one below close but not quite.The one below is another kit deal put together & I can't find a side view of the real deal.So...????
Take Care,
Pete, :hello:
 

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It looks similar to the kind of sideplate you'd see on a French trade musket from the mid 1700's. I'll poke around a bit more later and see if I can find anything to match it.
 

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Timekiller said:
Sorry had a Ribeye on the grill & some things come first. :laughing7:

thats quite alright Pete , you definately had you priorities in order . no one gets between me and a good steak either :laughing7: :laughing7:

thanks for your help , i agree it looks very close and is probably the type of gun :icon_thumright:

NOLA_Ken said:
It looks similar to the kind of sideplate you'd see on a French trade musket from the mid 1700's. I'll poke around a bit more later and see if I can find anything to match it.

thanks Ken
 

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well I looked around and still didn't find an exact match, I'm still thinking along the lines of French or European at the least. What is it made of? It looks silver in the pics which would make it from an expensive rifle.
 

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That's one beautiful piece.

So nice to find it intact.


-Buck
 

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Definitely not from a musket, way too fancy. I agree with the fowler, some of them were quite ornate.
 

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