At the end of the great Nordic war (1709-1718), the Norwegian army had a large number of swedish muskets. These weapons had been found in the mountains in Trøndelag after the Swedish retreat the winter 1718/19 where thousands of Swedish soldiers froze to death. These muskets may have been of several models, but the most likely they were of M/1701, 1704 and 1716. They were all quite similar except that the 1716 had a more crude finish - more "ersatz"-like. The caliber was approksimately 20 mm, but there were great discrepancies also within weapons of same model. Surviving examples varies from 19,9 - 20,3 mm. The ramrod was made of wood with iron fittings for the worm. These muskets were in 1772 considered to be totally worn out, destroyed by rust and unsuitable for all kinds of service. It still looks as if they remained in service for another three years!
Replica of the M/1704 under construction. Made by Håkan Ågren.
Details of lock and trigger guard.
(Source: J.Alm, "Eldhandvapen I", St.holm 1933)