Wall hangers(old musket)

birdman · Jan 25, 2011

I bought this old french percussion cap type musket a couple of weeks ago. I got it fairly cheap and I have always wanted an old musket for the wall. It was built around 1860 or so. I also threw an old Prussian sword up that I have had for a few years also. I have a cannonball by the fire place and the wife said " NO MORE STUFF IN THE LIVING ROOM" I still have a little wall space so we will see. :coffee2:

DigginThePast · Jan 25, 2011

Re: Wall hangers

" NO MORE STUFF IN THE LIVING ROOM"

Thank goodness for all the other rooms. :thumbsup:

Sweet sword and musket. :headbang:

Bobby Bridge · Jan 25, 2011

Re: Wall hangers

Other than the sward I really like the trim and dental work

mlayers · Jan 25, 2011

Re: Wall hangers

Sweet. Musket......Matt

liftloop · Feb 3, 2011

your styl lin now....looks good... :icon_thumleft:

Woodland Detectors · Feb 3, 2011

Now that is sexy .

fyrffytr1 · Feb 3, 2011

I like the gun and sword. I also like the dentil crown but hate putting it up! Trying to shrink or stretch the dentil work can be a pain!

s.c.shooter · Feb 11, 2011

You might want to move the canonball. I saw a newspaper article a couple of years ago where someone was using one for a doorstop or something next to their fireplace and as unlikely as it seems, the blackpowder inside actually ignited after all those years and inflicted heavy damage to the home and ijured or killed an occupant. I can't remember which one it was .

CheathamHill · Feb 12, 2011

What does the marking(s) say on the lockplate

Curious of the maker...seems more British than Frenchie

drewan29 · Feb 13, 2011

I like the gun but also a gun nut and just can't see putting a beauty like that on the wall if it fires

if it don't then thats another thing but to each their own I do like it though nice.

birdman · Feb 13, 2011

The cannonball has the powder removed . I removed it 2006 along with electrolyse . I would love to see if the musket fires but I would not want to be the first one to pull the trigger..

CheathamHill, the lock plate says"AE-PROST A. ST EITENNE" .
There were some of these muskets imported by the south during the Civil War but I don't have any of the history of this one. The antique shop said that it came from an estate sale.

Bobby Bridge · Feb 13, 2011

Smart decision Birdman on not wanting to be the first to pull the trigger!!! You might wana get it checked out by a gun smith next time you have a chance. :wink:

NOLA_Ken · Feb 14, 2011

If it's 1860, and the barrel is good you should be able to fire it, but use only REAL black powder, modern powders like pyrodex can split the barrel on an old gun. Talk to a gunsmith first, and make sure the barrel is strong enough to fire. You'll want to know how many grains of powder to load. Also, you can just load it up and throw a few patches in instead of a bullet, still makes an impressive sound and smoke cloud.

I was the first to fire my friends Japanese Arisaka rifle since the day it was dropped on Guadalcanal, it was scary, but it shot like a dream. Gotta love those old guns, there's just an art to them that seems to be missing on modern firearms.