18th century musket for identification

Norman McCormick · 19th July 2022, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by zummy

I am discussing the musket with Matthieu Willemsen. He believes the musket belonged to Colonel Hendrix Ruysch who had a regiment in the Dutch army between 1748 and 1765. I sent more photos

Hi,
Interesting information already and hopefully more to come.

Regards,
Norman.

zummy · 20th July 2022, 09:45 PM

Matthieu Willemsen has confirmed that the musket would have been made between 1755 and 1765. He said Colonel Ruysch had a regiment in the Dutch army from 1748 to 1765. Ruysch would have purchased the musket from the Corbau family of gunsmiths. The letter E on the thumb plate would represent the 5th company in the regiment. He was nobility. He feels the saber was added and the the cock might be from a British Brown Bess. He will contact me will anything else that turns up. A wonderful source of knowledge

20th July 2022, 09:45 PM	#2
zummy Member Join Date: Jul 2022 Posts: 10	Musket Matthieu Willemsen has confirmed that the musket would have been made between 1755 and 1765. He said Colonel Ruysch had a regiment in the Dutch army from 1748 to 1765. Ruysch would have purchased the musket from the Corbau family of gunsmiths. The letter E on the thumb plate would represent the 5th company in the regiment. He was nobility. He feels the saber was added and the the cock might be from a British Brown Bess. He will contact me will anything else that turns up. A wonderful source of knowledge Last edited by zummy; 21st July 2022 at 12:10 PM.