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>Hello, > >I had to do some searching to find it, but it does >look like one of our 1777 French muskets that someone >has reworked to make it a US 1816. It looks like the >lockplate markings have been filed flat and Asa Waters >markings restamped onto it. Notice hoe the finish is >different between the lockplate and the other metal >parts? > >What I can't see on it is if it has the cutout on the >left side of the buttstock, which would identify it as >a converted 1777 French for sure. > >FYI, we have been sorta secretly working on a >Springfield 1816 project for a year now, and have had >a prototype in hand for a while. The exciting news is >that we have worked out all of the kinks and the first >crate of production guns should be here with the next >shipment. > >Once they are here, I'll have to make a field trip >down to the Springfield Armory NHP to compare one to >an original to see if there are any details that we >missed. > >I've got pictures of the prototype gun (complete with >a few "issues") posted here: > ><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >href="http://www.middlesexvillagetrading.com/M1816.shtm >l">http://www.middlesexvillagetrading.com/M1816.shtml</ >a> > >-Pete > > >>Was browsing Gunbroker the other day, and someone was >>advertising a repro 1816 Asa Waters contract >>Springfield musket that they claimed was done by you. >>Was wondering if you really did 1816 Springfields and >>if/when they would be available? Thanks!

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