Need Help ID'ng Musket!

[S&WOwner]

I picked this up at a yard sale for $25! Yes, it is in very very bad condition - but still neat. I can only find two markings on it.

1. Belgian (E over LG star) Proof House Marking...
2. 8734 on Barrel...
3. 47 1/2 Inches (Butt to end of Barrel)...

Any idea what it could be?

Thanks for your help.

[WILSONCREEK61]

Re: Need Help ID'ng Musket!

Looks a little like the bastard guns that Dixie Gun Works use to sell years ago that had been made up from spare gun parts.

[S&WOwner]

Re: Need Help ID'ng Musket!

Super! Thanks for the quick reply.

[Curt Schmidt]

Re: Need Help ID'ng Musket!

Hallo!

IMHO...

Yes, a "fireplace decorator" or wall-hanger from roughly circa the fireplace craze in the 1960's and 1970's... made up of odd repro and sometimes original parts for the "look and feel" of an antique.

Curt

[S&WOwner]

Re: Need Help ID'ng Musket!

Thanks Curt. Funny, the only problem I had with it was someone has shoved lipstick down the barrel (took a few hours to clean it out) - bet the kids played with it for a while!:D