Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins
Cool musket, Brian. It doesn't look like any kind of conversion, however. '63's were originally caplock, and it doesn't look like a Trapdoor conversion. It's still a .58 caliber front-stuffer, isn't it?
|
OK the conversion was conjecture on my part, maybe it's been a caplock all along then.
It's actually 45 caliber, and in spite of that and being a bit shorter than others of the same vintage looks authentic.....and even has the correct front & pop-up rear sight.
Brian