This musket is pictured and discussed on pages 429-432 of "American Military Shoulder Arms, Volume I: Colonial and Revolutionary War Arms" by George D. Moller, and Moller's "GDM" collection mark is discreetly marked by the toe. The lock plate is marked "POTSDAMMAGAZ" and "D S E" indicating that it was manufactured under the direction of the firm David Splitgerber Erben under the leadership of Splitgerber's son-in-laws at the Potsdam Arsenal in 1775-1795. They were the successors (erben = heir) of Splitgerber & Daum, Prussia's largest mercantile firm in the 18th century. The wrist escutcheon has the cipher of Frederick the Great further narrowing the production range to 1775-1786. The trigger plate has a "W" mark, and there are some slightly obscured eagle proof marks and an incomplete cartouche on the barrel. It has primarily brass furniture including the distinctively shaped brass ramrod pipes, a Prussian serpentine style side plate, and long, sculpted trigger guard. It is fitted with a nearly full length stock with "cows foot" butt, a long sculpted buttplate tang, and sling swivels with a black leather sling. The barrel is fitted with a brass blade sight on top and bayonet stud on the bottom, and a steel trumpet headed ramrod and socket bayonet are included. Provenance: The George Moller Collection

Good as reconverted to flintlock configuration with a mix of patina, applied brown, minor pitting, bright brass furniture, and general light wear. The stock is also good and has some cracks and repairs in the forend, mild dings and scratches, and spots of minor flaking. Mechanically fine. The bayonet has mottled dark gray patina and moderate oxidation and pitting.