[Mark123]

I bought this musket but cannot find any identifying marks. Can you identify this musket?

thx
Mark

 

[Buffalochip]

It's a BP fowler (shotgun). Back action, looks like it may have been cut down a bit. Circa 1850-1880. If you remove the barrel by pulling out the ramrod, removing the wedge pin, and carefully lifting the barrel out of the stock, you may find markings underneath the barrel.

 

[Hawg]

IMHO it was cut down a lot.

 

[Buffalochip]

IMHO it was cut down a lot.

I agree with you--that front thimble appears to be larger than the rear and is probably not original.

I'd wager 1/3 of that barrel is gone, but no great loss, the gun had minimal value to begin with.