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Does anyone have a knowledge of Belgian or European muskets?
I have a 3 banded, 56 inch long .70 cal. rifle with a back action lock; very French in appearance.
The barrel has a front sight between the front barrel band straps, and a fixed rear sight on the tang. A bayonet lug is mounted under the muzzle.
The percussion lock is marked by the front screw with a crown over"LM"?. There are two crowned "R"s on the left side of the barrel breech and an "R" , funnel shaped stamp, and a crowned "X" forward of the nipple bolster.
The iron furniture is also of French style. The trigger guard has finger grooves at the rear along with a crowned illegible letter and a sling loop forward of the trigger bow. The rear barrel band has a crowned "G" stamped on the bottom, it is also on the right side of the middle barrel band and the buttplate tang. Behind the barrel tang on the stock is a crowned script"C". A fat boomerang shaped escutcheon acts as a sideplate into which the rear lock screw is threaded on the left side of the stock.
Any information concerning it's origin and unit use would be greatly appreciated.
Ron Malmgren
I have a 3 banded, 56 inch long .70 cal. rifle with a back action lock; very French in appearance.
The barrel has a front sight between the front barrel band straps, and a fixed rear sight on the tang. A bayonet lug is mounted under the muzzle.
The percussion lock is marked by the front screw with a crown over"LM"?. There are two crowned "R"s on the left side of the barrel breech and an "R" , funnel shaped stamp, and a crowned "X" forward of the nipple bolster.
The iron furniture is also of French style. The trigger guard has finger grooves at the rear along with a crowned illegible letter and a sling loop forward of the trigger bow. The rear barrel band has a crowned "G" stamped on the bottom, it is also on the right side of the middle barrel band and the buttplate tang. Behind the barrel tang on the stock is a crowned script"C". A fat boomerang shaped escutcheon acts as a sideplate into which the rear lock screw is threaded on the left side of the stock.
Any information concerning it's origin and unit use would be greatly appreciated.
Ron Malmgren