well, unfortunately - "german" silver is not real silver, so no hallmarks
that was a very nice gun in its day - and i would love to know the story about how it got there- Liberty was pretty much wilderness at the time of the revolution, not a lot of action there. and with the condition of the wood i'd have trouble thinking it sat out in the woods exposed to the seasons for 250 years.
i might believe someone took an old gun out, maybe with the increased interest in the period after the bicentennial and lost it then, maybe some kid paying with a relic from dad's collection
too bad youre in Massachusetts this weekend- the gunmakers fair starts today in Kempton PA - i used to go every year, it would be hard to find a bigger gathering of flintlock experts in one place than that
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