Should I buy this Brown Bess?

[Tango89]

oh well, thanks for the tip. I bought myself the bess reference guide by eric goldstein to help

by the way that line marked on the top of the barrel near the tang on yours, is that some sort of crude rear sight? ive seen it on a few originals

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[Badger]

oh well, thanks for the tip. I bought myself the bess reference guide by eric goldstein to help

by the way that line marked on the top of the barrel near the tang on yours, is that some sort of crude rear sight? ive seen it on a few originals

I honestly don't know, but it's also a great question ...

Regards,
Doug

[jmoore]

by the way that line marked on the top of the barrel near the tang on yours, is that some sort of crude rear sight?

In all likelihood the line to which you refer in Photo #11 of the MKL entry is an assembly index mark. Note that it is on both the tang and barrel. It's not the usual location for US military muzzleloaders (generally it's on the end face or bottom from what I've seen) so it's just a SWAG on my part.