My other purchase at the auction was a musket made in Suhl, Prussia. It is a .71 caliber musket with a half stock and ~41 inch barrel. It is in very good condition (besides the half stock). The total length is about 4'9" and is almost as tall as my mother!
This m1809 has a barrel date of 1813 and the stock butt plate has a date of 1818. So, it probably saw damage and had the stock, or at least the butt plate replaced. Originally, the musket was a flintlock, but it was converted to percussion, probably in 1839 or just after. It is common for the year of conversion to be stamped on the firearm aomewhere, but unfortunately, this doesn't have it.
From the small bit of research I've done, this model was used in the Napoleonic wars. This particular smoothbore musket probably made its way to the Union during the first year of the Civil War, along with tens of thousands of its brothers.
I'm still trying to track down exactly what regiment it was originally issued to, but I think it may be the 2nd Landwehr, 2nd company. Some states stamped the musket when they received them. This musket has no marking though.
Originally, this musket had a bayonet. This one does not currently have one though. If someone sees an m1809/39 bayonet somewhere, let me know. I wouldn't mind having one in good condition to pair with this musket.
I paid $150 for this wall hanger. I think I did pretty well and am happy with that price. I wanted to get a percussion or flintlock pistol to go along with it, but they sold for more than I was willing to pay. Maybe next auction.
Well, that's enough writing about it for now. Onto the pictures!
This m1809 has a barrel date of 1813 and the stock butt plate has a date of 1818. So, it probably saw damage and had the stock, or at least the butt plate replaced. Originally, the musket was a flintlock, but it was converted to percussion, probably in 1839 or just after. It is common for the year of conversion to be stamped on the firearm aomewhere, but unfortunately, this doesn't have it.
From the small bit of research I've done, this model was used in the Napoleonic wars. This particular smoothbore musket probably made its way to the Union during the first year of the Civil War, along with tens of thousands of its brothers.
I'm still trying to track down exactly what regiment it was originally issued to, but I think it may be the 2nd Landwehr, 2nd company. Some states stamped the musket when they received them. This musket has no marking though.
Originally, this musket had a bayonet. This one does not currently have one though. If someone sees an m1809/39 bayonet somewhere, let me know. I wouldn't mind having one in good condition to pair with this musket.
I paid $150 for this wall hanger. I think I did pretty well and am happy with that price. I wanted to get a percussion or flintlock pistol to go along with it, but they sold for more than I was willing to pay. Maybe next auction.
Well, that's enough writing about it for now. Onto the pictures!
