Original Danish / Norwegian Pillar Breech Percussion Converted Rifled Musket Model 1769/1841 with Doglock Safety Category_Flintlock Pistols sharpening and pitting

sharpening and pitting

Blade length is approximately 26 1/8 inches and overall length 37 1/2 inches

We just received this very nice example from the estate of a longtime customer

but the slider lock is missing

Original Danish / Norwegian Pillar Breech Percussion Converted Rifled Musket Model 1769/1841 with Doglock Safety Category_Flintlock Pistols sharpening and pittingOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is pretty unusual, starting life as the Danish Flintlock 18mm smooth bore Musket of 1769, fitted with an early Doglock type safety on the hammer. The lock does have a true half cock position, which may have been added when it was later to be converted to percussion circa 1841. This conversion most likely occurred in Norway, where it was fitted with a rifled barrel of 40 inches long. It was then further converted