Plain late fullstock percussion iron mounted gun

[rich pierce]

I picked this up at a local auction New Year’s Day. This auction is at a VFW and often has guns from estates with no provenance. This “poor boy” appealed to me so I bought it.  Not in the black, and has some careful restoration. One never knows if all the bits are original.  The only un-average details are the long thimbles 2 and 3/8” long and the weak cheekpiece. It has an octagonal barrel but is smoothbore now. No buttplate. Comments and impressions are welcome.

[Cades Cove Fiddler]

  ... I like it,... !!! ... cannot offer a guess as to origin,... but definitely a plain gun,.... I think there are more of these out there than we think,... they just don't get the attention because they aren't what most call "pretty",...  that  being said, the trigger-guard does have a Deep River North Carolina look,... have seen that style on more "typical" D.R. rifles,... what are the bbl & overall lengths, and approx calibre,... .... thanx for sharing this one,... regards, CCF,....

[rich pierce]

Thanks, CCF. Barrel is 43” and change, is about an inch at the breech with a very slight swamp, and it’s about .54 smooth right now. Would make a good bear rifle if hunting with dogs!

[mountainman70]

I believe you are near a feller what would put some rifling in that ol smoothie!!! Another great find,Rich  Dave

[Chris_B]

Really like these plain old beauties, thank you for sharing!

[heelerau]

I believe you are near a feller what would put some rifling in that ol smoothie!!! Another great find,Rich  Dave

Maybe a trip to see Bobby Hoyt ? Nice to see even these plain work aday rifles being treasured.

[rich pierce]

I’m freshing or re-cutting rifles now and guys in my club rifle barrels from scratch. More of a “do it myself” approach when possible. But I’m not that tempted to turn this one into a shooter. Yet.