Louisburg was one chapter of early history, but the northeast was a skirmish zone for a long time prior to 1750. The french were providing Native Americans with weapons and encouraging them to harass english settlers since the earliest settlements. Given the fact that all of the period firearms were single shot, combat was invariably hand to hand and a lot of guns were probably broken and un-useable. Broken stocks were thrown away, but a lot of New England guns were fitted with French locks and furniture. After the French and Indian war, English parts and ,to a degree, American parts became more prevalent.
