Help in ID of a European military musket

[ntqlvr1948]

I recently picked up this from a friend and cannot find pictures of one like it in my books. It is a very stout musket from at the latest the 1770's. has a 40 inch barrel and had a raised rear sight.  There is the number 176 on the barrel and butt plate. and various other numbers on it. Any clues?

[Bob Roller]

Check it to see if it has a long forgotten load.Any proof marks that can be photographed would help.
Bob Roller

[Ky-Flinter]

Sorry, I can't help with the ID, but I wonder if the lock is original to the gun?  The mortise looks like a slightly larger lock was inletted prior to this one.

Ron

[JV Puleo]

I believe it is Austrian, late 18th century or very early 19th.
I have something on those muskets somewhere but finding it now isn't possible.

[ntqlvr1948]

The guy I got it from thought it might be Austrian, and as far as the lock I had suspicions about it but all the screws line up perfectly and the pan matches with the touch hole. If it is replaced it came from the same kind of gun. Above the hammer there is some wood chipped away so that explains that.

[JV Puleo]

I think there is a chart in Bob Held's "The Age of Firearms" that illustrates the evolution of Austrian muskets. I can't find my copy at the moment. I've moved my books all over the house while I work on it.

[ntqlvr1948]

thanks!