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Learn more at When I picked this muzzleloader out of the catalog to feature in a video, I glossed over it's size. I was looking for a nice example of a wheellock musket to share with you. Imagine my suprise when this 60“ Monster of a muzzleloader came in on the cart. Its big size aside, this piece is a great piece of firearms history and gives us a glimpse into the era of fortified warfare in Europe. The included spanner/powder measure adds a great look into how these pieces, even as simple and bulky as this one, were allowed to be artistic expression by their makers. Click here to SUBSCRIBE - This massive musket is pictured and discussed on pages 39 and 40 of “American Military Shoulder Arms, Volume I: Colonial and Revolutionary War Arms“ by George Moller. He dates it to between the late 16th-century and the mid 17th-century and notes that the only markings are “AX“ engraved inside the lock at the tail a
