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General discussion => Gun Building => Topic started by: little joe on January 08, 2017, 12:39:21 AM

Title: rifle hardware
Post by: little joe on January 08, 2017, 12:39:21 AM

Were southern rifles ever trimed in a mix of brass and iron as they were conservative and didn,t want to waste anything and used what on hand?

Title: Re: rifle hardware
Post by: Mike Brooks on January 08, 2017, 12:48:14 AM

Yep, get Dennis Glazener's book on the Gillespies.

Title: Re: rifle hardware
Post by: David R. Pennington on January 08, 2017, 06:38:13 AM

My first build was patterned after an original rifle a distant relative of mine owned from southern WV. It had brass trigger guard and butt plate, pierced brass side plate and iron nosecap. The thimbles were iron except the center thimble was brass.