Need ID Please...!

[yardie]

The fiance's Uncle sent me these pictures in hopes of having this firearm identified.

Of course, I know I would have much better luck if I turned to the experts here at CGN.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

Thank you very much guys!

 

[Deltasilver]

1808 Harpers Ferry in .69 converted to percussion and has a Mauser 98 barrel band. My Dad has one of these in the the original flint-lock. Front & rear sights are missing (front would be on the band that should be where the Mauser band is). Percussion conversions were common during the Civil War IIRC.

Totally going on memory.

 

[Pblatzz]

1808 Harpers Ferry in .69 converted to percussion and has a Mauser 98 barrel band. My Dad has one of these in the the original flint-lock. Front & rear sights are missing (front would be on the band that should be where the Mauser band is). Percussion conversions were common during the Civil War IIRC.

Totally going on memory.

You are correct, You can read about Harper's Ferry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpers_Ferry,_West_Virginia

You can alos get repro parts from Track of the wolf that will put that musket back into it's proper era.

Pete

 

[yardie]

Wow...that was super quick guys.

Thanks very much!!

 

[tiriaq]

Between 1795, when the first standardized US musket was adopted, and 1816, there were a variety of patterns produced. Which variant would be appropriate for a lock dated 1808, I cannot say.
The barrel should be 40". I suspect that the barrel and the stock have been shortened.
It appears that the barrel has been rebreeched, in addition to having the nipple installed.
Looking at the stock, above the lockplate, in the area of the hammer, there does not appear to be the cutout that would be present for a flint ####. This suggests a restocking.