Off of Guns America, of all places.  Listed as a Model 1816, but of course it is actually an early Type III Model 1812.  I think it is in original flint, but y'all be the judge.







Of course these predated parts interchangeability, so there are "X" marks on a bunch of the lock parts.









There should be a date on the buttplate tang, but there is just an indecipherable set of small indentations left:



This was probably one of the last with this buttstock configuration, with the comb and cheek recess;







A crusty bore, but definitely unloaded.  When the bore light is reversed, you can see the shine in the touchhole.





Haven't taken it to pieces yet, but if I ever do I'll get some photos of the innards.

Neat!

Nice! I like it! Do you have any plans to shoot it? Or looks like it could use a liner if you do.

Not sure, honestly.  I really do think it would be OK with some light charges, and the mainspring seems stout enough (I have some flints on the way - enough to see how it sparks).  But given its survival to the present without (it seems) a ton of alteration I don't think I could find it in myself to get the barrel lined or change out a bunch of parts to make it a shooter.  For me, at least, I'd rather pick up a reconverted piece or a straight up replica if I needed a shooter.

So far, the oldest piece I've taken to the range is my 1883-vintage Model 1873 trapdoor, and it chewed through light cowboy loads like a champ.  But if in the course of my collecting I snag an upgraded specimen, this one just might make its way out to the range!

Nice find. It seems you are up on you musket models. Personally, I would just lightly clean off the metal, oil it and simply admire it. You can find repros for shooting.

Discretion probably is in order, no doubt.  A repro should probably be on my list one of these days.

Being the curious fellow I am, I crammed a flint into the cock to see what would happen.

She may be 206 years old but she still has that spark!

That bore.

Ha!  You think that's bad, check out my latest pair!