Need help identifying Musket!

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It is a very old, remarkably rust free smoothbore percussion lock, with british markings. On the action is a Crown with the letters V.R, and the words TOWER in a vertical fashion rearward of the hammer. The stock has been sporterised to about a foot of the end of the action a long time ago, probably by a certain "J.R. MARS" who also engraved his name on the stock. The cannon is very very long, i would say three feet. The calibre is around .75. The buttplate and trigger guards are brass. It does not have a rear sight, or any sign that there ever was one. The Sling swivel on the trigger is gone, and the stock tells me that there was place for a loading rod due to a circular mark in the wood. I beleive it is an Enfield, but can someone who knows better help me as to what it may be and how much it's worth?
 
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If it is .75 caliber smoothbore, it may be a sported pattern 1839 musket. Its not an Enfield, if it is marked "Tower".
 
Unfortunately no, i can't post any picture. I forgot to say that there is some kind of brass arm connecting the three screws at the left side of the musket.

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It's almost identical to this apart from the full stock, rear sight and the weird finger-groove-thing on the trigger guard.

Additionnal markings:
The stock has MOXHAM stamped in block letters underneath, and a sign like an upwards pointing arrow with BO underneath. On the stock after the trigger guards there are two sceptres.

On the cannon there are three marks: One Crown with GR underneath and a V under the GR, A Crown with VR under, and finally a crown with two crossed sabres.
 
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Three screws on the side opposite the lock? Do all three go into the lock, or is one a woodscrew holding the sideplate? There should only be 2 screws into the lock.
BO /l\ is Board of Ordnance property mark. Sounds as if the barrel has marks for both George IV and Victoria. Moxham was a contractor, but I thought he worked earlier than this gun would have been made.
I think your gun is the remains of an 1839 musket, and suspect that the photo you posted is of a .702" rifle, which predated the .58 Enfield rifled musket. GrantR is a CGN who would know.
 
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