This musket is pictured and discussed in "American Military Shoulder Arms, Volume I: Colonial and Revolutionary War Arms" by George Moller on pages 385-388 and has Moller's discreet "GDM" collection mark by the toe. He lists it as a Dutch Type II musket and indicates it is probable that this musket was part of the 18,000 muskets purchased by Great Britain in Holland in 1741. He noted previously that some of these muskets may have been shipped to the American colonies during the French & Indian War. Thus, this musket may have seen use in the French & Indian War and American Revolution as well as subsequent conflicts. It has a bayonet lug on the bottom of the barrel, no front sight, a "wedding" band ahead of the breech section, "C:1001" on top of the barrel at the breech, a flat lock plate with beveled edges and "banana" profile, non-bridled frizzen, no lock markings, brass furniture, "IN" neatly carved on the left side of the butt, black leather sling, and a socket bayonet. Provenance: The George Moller Collection