Original U.S. Revolutionary War Hessian Flintlock Musket - Untouched from Old Collection Receiver Top Cover The fittings of this blade

The fittings of this blade (koshirae) are a mixture of old and new

There is also a butt stock marking disc with FE 8

000 target kites had been built

in the Northern Mariana Islands

The number displayed on the dial would indicate the strength/grade of the powder being tested

Original U.S. Revolutionary War Hessian Flintlock Musket - Untouched from Old Collection Receiver Top Cover The fittings of this bladeOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Just received out of an old collection, where it had sat untouched for many years. Aside from a wipe down, we have left it as found, with all the patina 200+ years has left on it. This is a very rare Germanic flintlock musket, as used by the Hessian soldiers in the employ of England during the Revolutionary War. It has the correct brass mounts and style of lock for German muskets of the time. There is a trace of a proof