Hi all,

A few months ago I made some posts about a old gun on my grandfathers stairwell wall. It has been hung up there since the early 80s and I always wondered what it is.

Anyway found out it is a genuine 1856 Tower musket. My grandfather was given it by a friend way back in the 70's.

It is in lovely condition and I am positive it is still usable, hardly any pitting, almost museum quality (bar all the dust...)

It has a series of proof marks along the side of the chamber, here are the images:

https://i.imgur.com/Ell85Pk.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/VwY4JAW.jpg

Any one know what they mean and can you date the gun from them ect? Would love to know as much about it as I can.

Also it is a shame but it is missing the rear sight (has the base, just missing the rest) and I also found out today that it is missing the nipple, though my grandfather might still have it since he said he used it in the past to train his gun dogs. But either way im sure you can by spares for these old rifles today since I have heard they are very popular, granted they will be reproduction parts but thats ok. Would love to surprise my grandfather for Christmas and get it cleaned up and put together.

Anyway thanks for reading.

cheers