Original U.S. Revolutionary War Era Dutch Flintlock Infantry Musket with Figured Stock - circa 1720

Original Item: One-of-a-kind. During the early years of the British Colonies in America, there was little manufacturing capability available domestically, so items such as firearms, swords, and so forth were imported. Much came from England, but other European countries were also happy to supply the new and expanding market. During the French and Indian War, and even in the later American Revolutionary War, many of weapons used were of European manufacture. This excellent example is of the Dutch origin, with an early pattern "rounded" lock plate as produced circa 1710-1720, after which a flat lock plate with beveled sides was used. An example almost identical to this is described in the book Battle Weapons of the American Revolution by George C. Neumann on page 108, item 58.MM "DUTCH INFANTRY MUSKET". Such weapons were definitely in the inventory of American Colonists during the French and Indian war as well as the American Revolutionary War. It has a 44 1/2" part octagon barrel with a