it does have some issues like the others said, but remember some guns did take on character, and were rebuilt from other parts, in fact when outside the colonies on the frontier people were poor, they used a variety of parts from other guns. these tools broke from time to time. i would say by the picture the barrel looks pretty authentic, the proof marks and the barrel rings and the way the barrel tapers, looks real, the lock itself has a later period look, it is smaller in size for such a large calibur 58. you may want to remeasure the bore size it looks to me to be a bigger bore size . if you look at early style locks during the GAOP most were heavy looking (robust) . this lock looks like it is a later period from the later 18th century or early 19th century time frame, but it looks better than most guns i have seen out at pirate faires. beauty is in the eye of the beholder, in my opinion it has character, and you can always replace the parts and up grade the gun. with times being as they are you can bargain with the seller and offer him less. boader officials couldnt tell what is real anyway, they are like fish and game when it comes to antigues unless you are a dealer, gun builder or historian it is hard to tell what is real or fake, there are alot of guns out there and blackpowder weapons are a whole nother story. most people cant identify the difference between a percussion and a flint. i think if you try to get the gun a little lower and add the parts and if you want to drill for a ram rod, you can make the gun look whole.
