Help with trigger guard mark

[RelicMedic]

Hey guys. Found this trigger guard...I broke it with my shovel. Words cannot express how much it pissed me off. It looks like an S or 8 under a crown. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

 

[RelicMedic]

Spent the past few hours researching. I think it's an Enfield.

 

[Crappies-n-Coins]

If/when you can, post a close-up of the roll mark, and a picture of the entire piece.

 

[RelicMedic]

Will do. It'll probably be tomorrow evening

 

[l.cutler]

Definitely not an Enfield, I believe it is a model 1809 Prussian "Potsdam" musket triggerguard. You can probably google it to see one.

 

[l.cutler]

You can see one here. https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/11955557_prussion-model-1809-potsdam-infantry-muske

 

[RelicMedic]

Looks pretty darn close. Here's a pic of the barrel band

 

[l.cutler]

That looks right too!

 

[RelicMedic]

Did some research and you nailed it! Thank you so much!

 

[l.cutler]

Glad to help, was it found in Canada? They were a common import for the US Civil War.

 

[RelicMedic]

Yes in Atlantic Canada. Not too far from Maine. It's a loyalist town

 

[sutphin]

NICE FIND THERE RELIC ......