Rev War Era Dutch Musket by Valet of Liege

NSN, .75 Caliber, 46 1/2" barrel with a dark bore that has even pitting along its length.  This is a mid-late 18th century musket that has an overall plum-brown patina on the metal, with some mild pitting throughout, getting heavier towards the breech of the barrel and on the "VALET / LIEGE" marked lock.  The lock itself is fully functional, but the frizzen exhibits some over-travel when tripped.  The nearly full-length walnut stock is pin-fastened, and has a vacant pass-through for a sling bail near the nose.  There is a repaired crack through the forend at the first pin, as well as numerous repaired cracks at the wrist, and around the lockplate.  Some further with-the-grain drying cracks are present at the butt.  The brass trigger guard and buttplate have an overall dark ochre patina with the buttplate missing the toe screw.  Only one ramrod thimble remains, and a later brass-tipped wooden replacement is included.  The Dutch contracted with many makers, both within the Netherlands and without, for weapons for trade and defense throughout their vast mercantile empire in the 17th and 18th centuries.  Unsurprisingly, many were used in the Revolutionary War by various militia units, and this musket is quite similar to plate 57.MM in "Battle Weapons Of The American Revolution" by George C. Neumann, (1998).  The musket pictured in the book has a forend that extends almost to the muzzle, thus necessitating a plug bayonet, while this example has space for a socket type bayonet more prevalent around the time of the Rev War.  This is a great looking 18th century European musket, in fair-good overall condition, and would make a nice piece for display.  Antique