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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;the blacksmith, post: 9512354, member: 20148&quot;]Sorry, but a musketoon is NOT a short blunderbuss, most are simply short muskets, and most have the same calibre as their longer cousins. That said, yes, some were later slightly flared at the muzzle, somewhat resembling a blunderbuss, and some were even used with odd shot, stones and nails etc. in similar fashion to the blunderbuss, but they are really two distinct weapons.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding the crown and arrow, this is the mark of the Board of Ordnance, and this mark was used from 1706 onwards. It is not a viewers stamp as such, it means that it has been accepted and is owned by the Board of Ordnance, ie. the Army or Navy, who after 1855 became the War Department, and who retained the Broad Arrow mark, but used it the other way up.The crown and broad arrow was used up until ca.1762.</p><p>An inspectors mark would be a crown and a numeral.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this makes sense?<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/rolleyes.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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