This musket is pictured and discussed on pages 215-218 of "American Military Shoulder Arms, Volume I: Colonial and Revolutionary War Arms" by George D. Moller and has his discreet "GDM" collection mark twice near the toe. The "banana" profile lock has the Georgian cipher at the center along with an Ordnance mark and "TOWER/1740" at the tail. The barrel has a bayonet stud/front sight and faint markings at the breech that include "51." The stock has "E~D" neatly carved on the left side, a storekeeper mark on the right, and a small inspector stamp behind the trigger guard. The furniture is brass. It has a wood ramrod with brass band at the tip, a socket bayonet, and a black leather sling. These muskets were the main British infantry arms of the 18th century. Being dated 1740, this musket may have seen use in several historically significant conflicts, including the Jacobite Rising of 1745, French & Indian War/Seven Years War, and American Revolution. Provenance: The George Moller Collection