Unknown proofmark

[geezmo]

Having a senior moment. Can't remember where, but somewhere around here I have a reference to those markings. If memory serves me right it had to do with the class of the arm based on an inspection. Can't remember if the marks were applied at the time of original manufacture or when they were converted to percussion. If I can find the reference, I'll post it here.

Barry S.

[Story]

For the time period of a converted Whitney, if it was New York State property I would think the stamp would be "SNY", which was used up into the late 1880's. I don't think they ever used "NYS" as an official property mark.

My bad, dyslexic typing on my part.

[Story]

HaIf I can find the reference, I'll post it here.
Barry S.

Thanks in advance, Barry - appreciated.

[Jim Leinicke 7368V]

I had an 1808 contract musket dated 1811. Mine had this trefoil cartouche with a V over CW, for US inspector Charles Williams. This is just an early form of inspector cartouche. The musket you show is clearly a M1795 or one of it's many contract knock-offs.

[R. McAuley 3014V]

Flayderman's describes the Whitney 1798 Connecticut contract musket as having been inspected by "the State of Connecticut whose seal is a shield containing three bunches of grapes stamped in the wood opposite lock." He says CONNECTICUT is usually stamped on the sideplate and the gun will carry a rack number from #1 to 112.